Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Levin

Dozens of Democrats wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Wednesday demanding information on the Department of Government Efficiency's unauthorized use of artificial intelligence systems. The letter, which was led by Reps. Don Beyer, D-Va., Mike Levin, D-Calif., and Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M. and signed by 45 other lawmakers, expressed concerns about privacy and security risks associated with the group's use of federal data in unapproved AI systems, as well as potential conflicts of interest involving Elon Musk, who leads an AI firm called xAI. Specifically, the lawmakers flagged reports of DOGE affiliates inputting data into unapproved AI systems and the risk that sensitive federal data could be used to train future commercial models. Douglas Matty assumed the role of the Pentagon's Chief Digital and AI Officer on Monday, according to an internal unclassified email viewed by DefenseScoop. The principal deputy who has been temporarily leading the AI hub ahead of the Trump administration's selection for the new chief, Margie Palmieri, sent the announcement to several senior officials Friday morning. In the email, she indicated that more communications on the team's path ahead would soon follow, once Matty takes the reins. Matty previously founded the Army AI Integration Center under Army Futures Command, which he led between 2020 and 2022. Palmieri wrote: “We are excited to get appointed leadership at the helm of CDAO so early in the administration. The prioritization on filling the top Al and data related leadership position in DoD will enable the Department to better accelerate and scale the adoption of data, analytics, and Al in line with the Secretary's priorities.” The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

We have a guest co-host today, Congressman Mike Levin is here with some reports from D.C. where things are normal and not very interesting at all. He was supposed to bring a hot take. Jakob did a story about how some classrooms in local colleges are filled with fake people. We’ll break down how that works and how much it’s costing. And we have more trash talk. The new fee for San Diego homeowners is probably coming but it’s got to go through a big hurdle. SHOW NOTES: (Links to VOSD articles mentioned during the show and links for further reading) INTRO 00:00:00 SEGMENT 1 00:00:42 VOSD Beer Launch Party Beer Launch Party To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’ve collaborated with 3 Punk Ales to create a limited edition Voice of San Diego beer can. Come enjoy a beer with all our reporters at the official launch party. When: Thursday, April 24 at 5 p.m. Where: 3 Punk Ales – 259 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910 SEGMENT 2 00:01:41 Banter SEGMENT 3 00:02:08 Mike Levin SEGMENT 4 00:13:22 Smart Trash San Diegans are set to pay a new fee for trash pickup — but officials dialed down the proposed price for trash pickup by 10 percent. (Union-Tribune) SEGMENT 5 00:21:18 County vs City Sprung Structure Tent Homeless temporary housing SEGMENT 6 00:29:57 Student Aid Fraud How Fraudsters Swindle Community College Financial Aid Community colleges have in recent years been plagued by fraudsters posing as students to swindle financial aid money. Here’s how it works. SEGMENT 7 00:29:57 Mike Levin on DOGE Cuts SEGMENT 7 00:57:37 Hot Takes TRT 01:07:39 Scott Lewis, CEO and editor in chief at Voice of San Diego. Andrea Lopez-Villafaña, managing editor Bella Ross, social media producer Jakob McWhinney, education reporter and theme music composer. Xavier Vasquez, podcast producer Journalism is integral to a healthy democracy: Support independent, investigative journalism in San Diego County. Become a Member: Voice Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Rep. Mike Levin responds to Trump's first month of executive actions and support by House Republicans.

As billionaire Elon Musk enacts Donald Trump's mass government cuts, San Diego Rep. Sara Jacobs says Democrats need a more creative strategy to stop him. Also, another San Diego Democratic representative, Mike Levin, says those cuts could soon come for Medicaid — Medi-Cal in California. A new homeless shelter for women and children is coming to downtown. Also, we hear about what's new at the Oceanside Film Festival.

More than 100 people in San Diego County have died this flu season, health experts explain what makes this flu deadly. Then, one South Bay city is looking to build new housing on city-owned land. And a Carlsbad church is challenging Democratic Rep. Mike Levin over his vote in support of the Laken Riley Act.

As we embark on a new year, we are talking with two re-elected officials, U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson- Remer, to hear about their priorities for their next terms.

IntroductionLIVE from your ESG Hanukkah Jesus Bush, it's a Business Pants Friday Show here at December 20th Studios, featuring AnalystHole Matt Moscardi. On today's YEARLY wrap up: Everything.Our show today is being sponsored by Free Float Analytics, the only platform measuring board power, connections, and performance for FREE.Story of the Year (DR):Exxon Sues Two ESG Investors [Follow This, Arjuna Capital] MMJudge voids Elon Musk's "unfathomable" $56 billion Tesla pay packageBoeingBoeing CEO says it was 100% his own decision to resignBoeing CEO's tearful apologyBoeing pleads guilty to fraud in fatal 737 Max crashes, fined $243.6 millionBoeing names Robert ‘Kelly' Ortberg as new president and CEOBoeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after overwhelmingly rejecting contractTrump's victory adds record $64bn to wealth of richest top 10The Murder of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. DRGoodliest of the Year (MM/DR):DR: 2,000 senior women win “biggest victory possible” in landmark climate caseMore than 2,000 older Swiss women have won a landmark European case proving that government climate inaction violates human rights.The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Switzerland had not acted urgently to achieve climate targets, leading victims, who are mostly in their 70s, to suffer physically and emotionally while potentially placed at risk of dying.The women, part of a group called KlimaSeniorinnen (Senior Women for Climate Protection), filed the lawsuit nine years ago. DR: Minnesota capital St. Paul makes history as first large U.S. city with all-female councilDR: Delta paying $1.4 billion in profit sharing payments to employeesDR: 42% of shareholders vote against BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's payMM: Stakeholders rule: U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs: MM“30 million people, or one in five American workers are bound by noncompetes. It will take effect later this year, except for existing noncompetes that companies have with senior executives ‘on the grounds that these agreements are more likely to have been negotiated.'”MM: Women > men: First NCAA women's basketball championship surpasses men's viewership: DR“Iowa-South Carolina game averaged 19 million viewers, 24M in the final 15 minutes. Men's averaged 15 million. Year of renegotiating for women's basketball.”MM: Porn figures it out: A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse VideosMeanwhile… “Google's Search AI Recommends Changing Your Car's Blinker Fluid, Which Is a Made Up Thing That Does Not Exist.”Researchers Call for "Child-Safe AI" After Alexa Tells Little Girl to Stick Penny in Wall SocketGoogle's Gemini Chatbot Explodes at User, Calling Them "Stain on the Universe" and Begging Them To "Please Die"Meta's AI Refuses to Show Asian Men With White WomenMM: Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions Assholiest of the YEAR (MM):Sam AltmanSam Altman will return to OpenAI's board with three new directors“Our primary fiduciary duty is to humanity.” - So let's summarize - we have a board with Bret Taylor (ex Twitter chair, Salesforce founder, worked at Google, worked at Facebook and created the like button), Larry Summers (grumpy grandpa Harvard who thinks women are unable to compete with men and was master of Harvard when Zuck founded Facebook), Adam D'Angelo (founder of Quora, former CTO of Facebook), Sue DH (who was on board of Facebook), Fidji Simo (who lead monetization at Facebook), and the only NON FB alums Sam Altman (the master and founder) and Nicole Seligman (who oversaw one of the largest hacks in history and has a history on boards of CBS/Viacom under dictators)...Proxy voters DRDisney Shareholders Are Selling Their Proxy Votes Online - IndieWireA share of Disney is currently hovering at $118.Buying the vote is currently valued at $0.20.The current economic value to shareholder right value multiple is 590:1McDonald's CEO Kempczinski to assume role of board chairmanMiles White named Lead Independent DirectorDirector since 2009 (15 years)Connected to 58% of the CURRENT boardHas nearly 40 loops back to board members in the last 7 years aloneWas on the board for the disaster that was Steve EasterbrookMiles is part of the Boeing American Board Other board history:LIDsThere are 284 US large caps out of just over 600 with CEO/Chair combo, founder, or executive chair and a Lead Independent Director on the board - that's 47% of US large cap boardsAt 59% the LID has 10+ years of tenureAt 29% BOTH the executive AND the LID have more than 10 years of tenure - as in they worked together for a decadeAppointments, not electionsNumber of new directors appointed from 6/1/23 to 6/1/24: 1,875Average time between appointment and election: ~4 monthsThomas Gayner was added to the Coca Cola board and served 10 full months before he got a vote from investors - and they voted 39.1% AGAINST SEC charge hinges on director's lack of ‘social independence'20% of every US large cap board is connected inside two degrees JUST FROM OTHER BOARDSWe just covered Parker Hannifin on our show Proxy Countdown and found that 100% of the board worked within 250 miles of one another, and 40% of them were from Ohio!Boeing InvestorsLawsuit Against Boeing's Board Seeks Accountability for Safety FailuresBill AckmanAfter his wife is outed as having plagiarized (lightly?) in her dissertation, he posted on Wednesday a 4,200 word post defending his wife, detailing his personal trauma…And now, the part that only billionaires can do because the rest of us asshole poorsies don't rate…I reached out to a board member I knew at BI, and to its controlling shareholders, the co-ceos of KKR, and to Mathias Döpfner, the Chairman and CEO of Axel SpringerI reached out to Joe Bae because he is Co-CEO of KKRI reached out to Henry Kravis because he is KKR's representative on the board of Axel SpringerI called a board member of BI that I knew, but not well, on Saturday“After spending a lot of time over the past few weeks looking at and thinking about the definition of “plagiarism” (and some cited examples), I agree with you about it. Academia needs to narrow the definition.I made one request. I asked him to publicly disclose that Axel Springer had launched an investigation of the story, and he said he would have to get back to me on that request.Billionaire Bill Ackman Accuses The Walt Disney Company Of Leaking Shareholder Votes Amidst Nelson Peltz Proxy ... - That Park PlaceMeritocracyJ.M. Smucker's CEO says the family-run business is a 'meritocracy'Alex Edmans The anti-ESG, racist-veiled-as-meritocracy crowd noticed an ESG prof keeps saying “DEI” and “lies” in the same postsStrive puts him on a webinar called “DEI May Contain Lies” - Edmans seems to not know or acknowledge the fact that Strive votes explicitly against women on boards at a 2:1 rate versus average REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE (we have the data to show it)Elon Musk is lashing out at MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' ex, for donating billions to charities for women and minorities“Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse' should filed be listed among 'Reasons that Western Civilization died'”Texas is using Boeing's troubles to expand its war on DEI“Documents that Spirit relies on to substantiate its claim that a diverse workplace improves product quality.”“Produce all meeting minutes of Spirit's Global Diversity & Inclusion Council(s). Meeting minutes is defined to include any document that memorializes the agenda or discussion of any meetings held by these groups.Target to pull LGBTQ-themed items from some stores during Pride Month, Bloomberg News reportsMeta created an AI advisory council that's composed entirely of White menPat Collison, cofounder of StripeNat Friedman, ex GitHub CEOTobi Lutke, CEO of ShopifyCharlie Songhurst, angel investor and ex-MSFTTractor Supply's Customers Cheer as It Dumps ESG, Says Survey, Microsoft reportedly fires DEI team — becoming latest company to ditch ‘woke' policy, John Deere Cuts 'Woke' Programs, Moves Jobs to Mexico, Harley-Davidson Sparks Boycott Call for Going 'Totally Woke'Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Deal, Filing ShowsDavid Ellison looked like he was buying it, but filing shows Daddy Larry will actually control 77% of National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of Paramount, when the deal is completedTyson's finance chief is out of the job. The Tyson heir got the gig at 32, making him the youngest Fortune 500 CFOThe interim CFO Curt Calaway will now be the ACTUAL CFO, but I'm not sure he's the right fit because he only had 11 years experience as an auditor followed by 18 years experience in finance at Tyson.Matt Gaetz, Vivek, Elon, Tulsi Gabbard, cabinet appointmentsWhite menThe value of male influence on boards in the US:Small cap, a man's influence is worth 1.7x a woman (women occupy 28% boards)Mid cap, a man's influence is worth 1.7x a woman (women occupy 31% boards)Large cap, a man's influence is worth 1.6x a woman (women occupy 33% boards)Mega cap, a man's influence is worth 1.8x a woman (women occupy 36% boards)Bumble and Hinge Let Creeps See Your Exact Locationmen can now make the first move, and the company is now run by a man - men coming out on top at last!White men who are mistreated at work are more likely to notice and report harassment against coworkersAirline says it's testing a booking tool that lets women select seats away from menA Brief List of People Elon Musk Has Challenged to Combat and Then Chickened Out of Actually FightingWhy men get more credit than women for doing the same work, according to a business school professorAs a case in point, consider the experience of Joan Roughgarden. Joan transitioned from male to female during her tenure as a biology professor at Stanford University. When Roughgarden's colleagues perceived her as a man, they took her competence as a given. After her transition, though, Joan found she had “to establish competence to an extent that men never have to. [Men are] assumed to be competent until proven otherwise, whereas a woman is assumed to be incompetent until she proves otherwise,” she recalled. “I remember going on a drive with a man. He assumed I couldn't read a map.”Elon Musk Suggests That Government Should Be Replaced by Dudes With High TestosteroneProblems associated with artificially high testosterone levels in men include:low sperm counts, shrinking of the testicles and impotenceheart muscle damage and increased risk of heart attackprostate enlargement with difficulty urinatingliver diseaseacnefluid retention with swelling of the legs and feetweight gain, perhaps related in part to increased appetitehigh blood pressure and cholesterolinsomniaheadachesincreased muscle massincreased risk of blood clotsstunted growth in adolescentsuncharacteristically aggressive behavior (although not well studied or clearly proven)mood swings, euphoria, irritability, impaired judgment, delusions.MEN AS AN INVESTABLE ASSET CLASS?This isn't a joke - there are 69… yes, 69… US companies with zero women on the board and another 10 that have women with 0% influenceNathan's Famous hot dog board - 10 directors, 1 woman, 9 men… female influence on the board = 0% according to FFA dataZERO people of colorInsiders own 30% of the company (all white dudes), but the largest external manager GAMCO/Gabelli (14% of shares) PMs are all men that hold Nathan's - men holding men!Oglethorpe Power is my new favorite MANCOMPANY - the board:Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says women founders say they can't go 'founder mode' like men and that it needs to changeHeadliniest of the YearDR: Elon Musk's $46 billion payday is 'not about the money,' Tesla chair saysDR: Google Helpless to Stop Its AI From Recommending Glue on PizzaDR: Jamie Dimon saysDR: ESG is Coming For Your Toilet Paper DRDR: X global affairs head Nick Pickles resignsMM: Anti-woke: A definitive list of woke and non-woke foods - New Zealand HeraldBeans = wokeBaked Beans = not wokePotato chips (salted, salt and vinegar) = not wokePotato chips (any other flavor) = wokeSpaghetti = wokeCanned spaghetti = wokeQuinoa (pronounced keen-wah) = wokeQuinoa (pronounced quin-oh-ah) = slightly less woke but still wokeMM: Cybertruck: Maine Man Alarmed When Everybody Mocks His Cybertruck, Flips Him Off MMThe Cybertruck faces another setback as it recalls more than 11,000 vehicles over its giant wiperMM: MeritocracyNASA Praises Boeing's Stranded Starliner for Managing Not to Explode While Docked to Space StationMM: Awesome:Police Warn Residents to Lock Down Houses as Dozens of Monkeys Escape Research FacilityWho Won the Year?DR:Claudia Sheinbaum Elected as Mexico's First Female Presidente.l.f. BeautyThe Shareholder Primacy podcast with Mike Levin and Ann LiptonShitheads (re: Robby Starbuck, et al)Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the first woman to lead Delaware's Court of ChanceryWOMEN'S BASKETBALL!!!!!!Anyone who wants free director data - we lifted the paywalls on freefloatanalytics.com, so you get 80,000 active directors globally, influence metrics, and four performance metrics for every single one. Suck it ISS.MM: Proxy votersFREE FLOAT ANALYTICS IS FREE for 80,000 current directors with some performance metricsOur clientsFrom the Gates' Foundation's asset manager to Fidelity, Free Float's clients get it ALL - historical data, knowledge maps, connectivity data that includes now non profit boards, we're working on lobbying data, diversity data, and all packaged with expert findings and ad hoc research directly from usDamionNever has he been more credibleCapitalismKnowing WHO runs the world is much more important than knowing WHAT runs the worldNon profits moving companiesWe worked with a half dozen non profits this year who needed data to influence companies - and we gave it to them, so much so we're starting a non profit of our own to donate data to and throughPredictionsWe'll start 2025 with a Predictions show and look back at lost year's predictions

For the Niagara IceDogs twenty-first game of 2024-25, Brandon Caputo and Cam Halbert record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a 7-2 win against the Soo Greyhounds, bouncing back after their first two-straight losses of the season thanks to hat tricks from both Andrei Loshko and Mike Levin.Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Ben Boudreau and captain Kevin He on his team's start through the first 20 games during our intermission chat in the press box. *Audio goal highlights courtesy of YourTV - catch the IceDogs at home and on the road on YourTV Niagara, exclusively on Cogeco.The Dog Pound Podcast is proudly brought to you by Global Pet Foods' Four Niagara Region locations. Check them out at: https://globalpetfoods.com/Armchair Merchandise Site: https://the-armchair-gms-sports-ne-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad/== Follow along with our IceDogs Content ==https://x.com/DogPoundPodcasthttps://niagaraicedogs.net/the-dog-pound-podcast== FOLLOW THE NETWORK ==X: https://x.com/ArmchairGMPodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCJUaG5QNg1jwQ5a_32rZs1QFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArmchairGMsNetworkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/armchairgmsportsWebsite: https://www.armchairgmsports.com/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@UCJUaG5QNg1jwQ5a_32rZs1Q== ALSO AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO ON ==Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/thearmchairgms​Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-armchair-gms-sports-network/id1462505333Spotify: http://bit.ly/ArmchairGM​== FOLLOW THE HOSTS ON TWITTER ==Brandon: https://x.com/BCaputo_AGMCam: https://x.com/NoSleevesGaming

U.S. Representative Mike Levin defeats Republican challenger Matt Gunderson in northern San Diego & south Orange County. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 350 people. How President-elect Trump's promised tariffs could impact CA. Plus, more. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comSupport the show: https://laist.com

It's been 10 years since San Diego's "Vision Zero" plan to reduce traffic deaths.  NBC News projects Rep. Mike Levin will win the 49th District.  Removal of the homeless encampment along the San Diego riverbed is complete.

Denis Noble and Michael Levin - two great minds in biology come together on Live Longer World. Denis Noble is a renowned biologist and pioneer in systems biology, known for his groundbreaking work on the electrical activity of the heart and his influential contributions to the understanding of biological systems. Denis is an advocate for taking a systems integrative approach to biology, as opposed to the reductionist gene-centric view that has dominated the field due to Neo-Darwinism. The gene-centric view has failed us in advancing progress on many diseases, and we need to now take a systems based approach focused on functional networks within biological systems. Michael Levin is an American developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University, where he is the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor. His research is focused on bioelectricity and he is my co-host for this podcast. We discuss: - DNA is not the blueprint of life - Why biology's reductionist approach is flawed - The errors in Neo-Darwinism - Epigenetic inheritance - How to advance the cure of diseases Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/dnoble Find me: https://x.com/aasthajs TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Denis as Mike Levin's hero 0:10 Denis's journey to systems biology; cell voltage is a global property of the cell 3:45 Advice to young researchers pursuing systems biology 7:00 “Absolutely everything is wrong with Neo-Darwinism” 14:10 Epigenetic inheritance 19:12 Genetic vs. other information used by organisms 23:48 Biology textbooks have to expand beyond DNA in 50 years 25:03 Epigenetic processes are ubiquitous 28:58 If not DNA, what is the blueprint of life 36:15 Rewriting biology textbooks is fundamental 39:57 “A lot of time has been wasted” (in biology) 46:52 Darwin on the “Origin of Species” 55:38 “Unfortunate that Philosophy and science have diverged” 1:00:31 Importance of Functional networks; DNA does not predict disease AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Twitter: https://x.com/aasthajs Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasthajs/ LINKS: Michael Levin: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin Denis's book Dance to the Tune of Life: https://a.co/d/3hvh5JW Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/dnoble Michael Levin on Bioelectric Signals for Longevity: https://youtu.be/XboYI_wxDr8?si=WrQ_iI8ABbG6eibm

In this episode, Dr. Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan Labenz of The Cognitive Revolution Podcast to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Dr. Levin and the Levin Lab work at the intersection of biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology, and cognitive science. Nathan just recorded a second episode with Michael Levin and Leo Pio Lopez here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PsvToTZVtZkdTemV6ntUk?si=85e4614f079a4fcd  —

IntroductionLIVE from your ESG USB-C DIY LOL DEI Vape Pen, it's a Business Pants Friday Show here at October 18th Studios, featuring all of your favorites: AnalystHole Matt Moscardi! On today's weekly wrap up: Meta employees have acne but don't call CVS's Karen Lynch, meth-flavored TikTok, 3-headed CEOs, and even one-headed CEOs named Jamie that love to talk Our show today is being sponsored by Free Float Analytics, the only platform measuring board power, connections, and performance for FREE.Story of the Week (DR):CVS ousts CEO Karen Lynch, names Caremark head as new chief DR MMCVS Health Corp. named David Joyner as its new chief executive officer, ending a tumultuous tenure for current CEO Karen Lynch at the pharmacy giant.Longtime executive Joyner, 60, took over Thursday, according to a Friday release. The move comes after the company repeatedly missed earnings targets, setting off unrest among shareholders that spilled into public view in recent weeks.Last month, major CVS shareholder Glenview Capital began a significant push for changes at the company, CNBC previously reported.CNBC reported last month that CVS' board had engaged strategic advisors to weigh its options, including the potential of a breakup of its insurance and retail businesses.Joyner most recently oversaw the company's pharmacy services business as president of CVS Caremark, a similar position to the one Lynch held before she assumed the top job in February 2021. He began his career at Aetna in pharmacy benefit services and previously held the role of executive vice president of sales and marketing at CVS Health.“We believe David and his deep understanding of our integrated business can help us more directly address the challenges our industry faces, more rapidly advance the operational improvements our company requires, and fully realize the value we can uniquely create,” Chairman Roger Farah said in a statement.Lynch also stepped down from the company's board of directors this week, the company said Friday. Joyner will take a seat on the board, and Farah will assume the role of executive chairman.FFA: Karen Lynch (16%) vs. Roger Farah (16%)Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal creditsMeta recently fired some employees for misusing a Grubhub meal perk.Roughly two dozen employees were terminated for abusing the company's meal credit system.The Grubhub perk is intended to support employees who work at locations where free meals aren't provided by a cafeteria or when employees work late and need food delivered to the office.Instead of purchasing meals, some Meta employees used the $25 credit to order other items, including laundry detergent, wine glasses, and acne pads, the person familiar with the situation said.The roughly two dozen staff were fired for a repeated pattern of misuseAmazon invests in nuclear energy, hot on the heels of Google and MicrosoftBig Tech continues to go nuclear as the artificial-intelligence boom drives energy demand to new heights.Amazon announced on Wednesday that it's anchoring a $500 million investment for X-energy to develop small, advanced modular nuclear reactors, which would provide carbon-free power for some of its data centers.Microsoft last month helped advance a plan to reopen the Three Mile Island plant, the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in US history, and Google on Monday announced a partnership in small-modular-reactor tech with Kairos Power.A Sam Altman-backed nuclear power stock soared 150% in a monthParamount Will Allow Its 3 Co-CEOs to Resign and Receive Severance If They Are DemotedWith Paramount Global poised to be taken over by Skydance Media in 2025, the three execs running Paramount as co-CEOs — George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins — now have an additional provision in their employment agreements that will let them quit and receive severance benefits if they are demoted from their co-CEO roles.In addition, Cheeks, McCarthy and Robbins were each awarded grants of $3 million worth of restricted share units Prior to securing the deal with Skydance, Paramount dismissed former CEO Bob Bakish and formed the three-member Office of the CEO effective as of May 1 comprising: George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks; and Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon.guaranteed severance payments equivalent to two times their annual base salary plus twice their annual target bonus amount, among other benefitsFor Bob Bakish last year that severance would have amounted to nearly $50MThe change in compensation comes at a time when Paramount is aiming to reduce annual costs by $500 million ahead of its merger with Skydance Media. As part of these cost-cutting measures, Paramount started job cuts in August and plans to lay off 15% of its U.S.-based workforce in three phases by the end of the year."US judge orders Boeing, DOJ to detail diversity policy before deciding on pleaA federal judge on Tuesday ordered Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department to detail the impact of diversity and inclusion policies on the selection of an independent monitor before he decides whether to accept the planemaker's plea deal.While ordering DOJ and Boeing to respond to a series of questions about the diversity and inclusion policy and how it might affect the selection of an independent monitor, he also pointed out that it was not a disputed facet of the plea agreement."Critically, Boeing did not voice any objection to this provision," the judge said in his order.O'Connor also wants the planemaker to detail how its existing diversity, equity and inclusion policies "are used in its current compliance and ethics efforts."U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor held a hearing Friday as he considers whether to approve Boeing's agreement to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud regulators. The deal would include oversight for three years by an independent monitor.Reed Charles is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. O'Connor has become a "go-to" favorite for conservative lawyers, as he reliably rules against Democratic policies and for Republican policies.Elon Musk is bringing lawsuits to Texas. A judge with Tesla stock keeps hearing themBillionaire Elon Musk seems to have found a new favorite federal judge: Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas.Musk's social media company X has filed two major lawsuits against groups he sees as antagonists, and O'Connor is presiding over both of them, even though none of the parties is based in Texas.So far, O'Connor has delivered stunningly pro-Musk decisions, which have gained widespread attention.What has garnered less attention: O'Connor's investment in Tesla, between “$15,001 and $50,000” of Tesla stock, according to his most recent publicly available financial disclosure filing.The order is the latest hurdle Boeing faces to avoid a potentially embarrassing trial and plead guilty to misleading the Federal Aviation Administration and violating a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.Assholiest of the Week (MM):SEC charge hinges on director's lack of ‘social independence' DR MMYou're kidding SEC - on average, 20% of every US large cap board is connected inside two degrees JUST FROM OTHER BOARDSWe just covered Parker Hannifin on our show Proxy Countdown and found that 100% of the board worked within 250 miles of one another, and 40% of them were from Ohio!Where are the regulations on this? If you're policing social independence, barring directors from future directorships, just because it wasn't disclosed - NONE OF THEM ARE DISCLOSED!It can't be that a former employee of the company like Leslie Kilgore on the Netflix board, who worked under Reed Hastings AT NETFLIX from 2000-2012, can NOW be considered “independent” on a board… WITH FOUNDER REED HASTINGS… and not have a lack of “social independence”?Digital tobaccoTikTok knew its algorithm harmed kids, accidentally revealed internal documents show14 states are suing TikTok35 minutes from starting use of the app to addiction - that's faster than meth where dependency can take days to weeksMeta must face US state lawsuits over teen social media addictionVOTE EVERY DIRECTOR ON A DIGITAL TOBACCO COMPANY BOARD OUT OF EVERY OTHER BOARD THEY SIT ONThere are 40 directors of Alphabet, Meta, Snap, and PinterestThose directors have 72 directorshipsThere are 22 of them that have directorships on other boardsEliminate OTHER dual class asshole companies, and you have 15 directors to vote out - stop selling digital tobacco or you lose your jobUnited Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) Board of Directors Approves Share Buyback ProgramFour years ago we bailed out the airlines after UA posted a 6bn loss followed by a 1bn lossThe last year net income declined 15% to less than 1bnThe highest TSR performer on the board that approved this has a history of .488 batting average - meaning they are below average of .500 - and they are the HIGHEST ON THE BOARDOf the 13 bloated board members, two have earnings batting averages above .500 - the rest are all below .350!This is one of the worst performing, most interconnected boards in America - and they are spending over $1bn they don't have to grease the palms of investorsYou can send thank you notes to Vanguard (14% of shares) and Primecap (9% of shares) when they stop serving you hot food and force you to sit in an overhead binGoodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year low as fewer pick up e-cigarettesDR: Union petitions skyrocket under Biden, doubling for the first time in 50 yearsMM:Supreme Court Allows E.P.A. to Limit Power Plant EmissionsMM: JPMorgan's Dimon Says Economy ‘Remains Resilient'Headliniest of the WeekDR: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says We Shouldn't Put Our Heads In The Sand, 'We Have To Find A Better Way To Help The People Who Get Hurt By AI'Jamie Dimon suggests he'll remain at JPMorgan for a very long time: "I intend to be doing what I'm doing — I almost guarantee I'll be doing this — for a long period of time, or at least until the board kicks me out"MM: JPMorgan CEO Dimon says cash is very valuable when the future looks ‘treacherous'Who Won the Week?DR: 3-headed CEOsMM: The Shareholder Primacy podcast with Mike Levin and Ann Lipton - Activist Investors Are Podcasters NowPredictionsDR: Disney's post-Iger succession planning is to replace him with six-headed CEO:Chadwick "Chaz" Van Buren III – The overly confident CEO who insists on golfing metaphors during board meetings.Reginald P. Throckmorton – Always talking about the "good old days" and using phrases like "back in my day."Wellington "Wells" Haverford – A CEO who embodies the old-school, silver-haired corporate type with a massive corner office.Bartholomew J. Wainscott – A pompous executive with a fondness for outdated business jargon like "synergy" and "paradigm shift."Milton C. Kensington – Known for his oversized suits, outdated tech skills, and resistance to change.Horace F. Farnsworth – The CEO who refuses to retire, always seen with suspenders and a comb-over.MM: Kids start playing a new game called “Jamie Says” in which a kid says something louder and louder and everyone else called “the reporters”, writes them down furiously

Graeme speaks to Mike Levin, the CEO of the Allergy Foundation of SA, about how, with a few easy steps, you can get some relief this pollen season.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are vying for the White House, neither will be able to make good on their campaign promises if they don't also get some help from their respective parties in Congress. Control of both the Senate and the House are up for grabs this election cycle. And right now, Democrats' quickest path to victory in the House runs through two unlikely states: California and New York. California Democratic Rep. Mike Levin talks about his experience flipping a longtime Republican district.And in headlines: Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney campaigned with Harris in the birthplace of the GOP, former First Lady Melania Trump says she supports access to abortion in an upcoming memoir, and the union representing tens of thousands of longshoremen agreed to call off its walkouts at East and Gulf Coast ports.Show Notes:Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

It's Friday, September 20th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Pakistani Christian mother sentenced to death On Wednesday, a Pakistani Christian mother of four children received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, reports Morning Star News. Shagufta Kiran, age 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan's widely condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the false prophet of Islam, which carries a mandatory death sentence. She was arrested in Islamabad by the Federal Investigation Agency on July 29, 2021, for allegedly sharing blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group in September 2020. Her husband and two sons were also taken into custody during the raid but were later released. Attorney Rana Hameed said, “The complaint against Kiran was registered by a Muslim named Shiraz Farooqi, who alleged that she had shared content disrespectful of Islam's prophet. However, Kiran has maintained that she has not authored the content and had forwarded it in the WhatsApp group without reading it.” Formerly a nurse, Kiran had joined several interfaith WhatsApp groups, where she proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus Christ and defended her Christian faith. One such group, Pure Discussions, was administered by the complainant, Shiraz Farooqi. While the mother is hopeful of a positive outcome from the superior courts, she misses her family terribly. The verdict did not come as a surprise, as 99 percent of those charged under Section 295-C are convicted by trial courts under pressure from Islamists. According to the Center for Social Justice, nearly 3,000 people have been accused of blasphemy in Pakistan since 1987. Specifically, in the Punjab Province alone, 552 Christians are currently detained in prisons. Pakistan ranks seventh on the Open Doors 2024 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian. Trump objects to Kamala's lies and thanks God for sparing his life twice On the presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday at a rally on Long Island in Uniondale, New York. He took issue with the dishonest claims by Kamala Harris and the liberal media, reports RealClearPolitics.com. TRUMP: “It's time to stop the lies, stop the hoaxes, stop the smears, stop the lawfare of the fake lawsuits against me, and stop claiming your opponents will turn America into a dictatorship. Give me a break, because the fact is that I'm not a threat to democracy, they are. “They're doing things in politics that have never been done before in the history of our country. And worst of all, with their open borders and bad elections, they have made us into a Third World nation, something which nobody thought was even possible. Americans deserve a campaign based on the issues. We try and keep it on the issues.” And, Trump also expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life twice from recent assassination attempts. TRUMP: “God has now spared my life — It must have been. God, thank you. Not once, but twice. There are those that say He did it because Trump is going to turn this state around. He's going to turn this country around. He's going to make America great again.” Pro-abortion Republican Congressional candidate: A gutless wonder Republican Matt Gunderson is hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Rep. Mike Levin of California's 49th congressional district. But his strategy is raising eyebrows by campaigning on a promise to keep abortion “safe, legal, and rare,” apparently hoping that his pro-abortion view will help him prevail in America's most liberal state, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Listen. GUNDERSON: “On a woman's right to choose, I'm pro-choice. I believe abortion should be safe, legal and rare. I don't want politicians dictating health care for my daughters. You might disagree, and that's okay. “But I bet there's more that unites us, like lowering housing, grocery, and gas prices, securing the border, and protecting Social Security. We can end the overheated political rhetoric and focus on fixing a broken Washington. I'm Matt Gunderson, and I approved this message.” Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, shifting public opinion and a wave of 10 pro-abortion ballot initiatives have led some in the Republican Party to conclude they must moderate the party's longstanding pro-life stance. Pro-life activists such as Lila Rose, founder of LiveAction, have forcefully challenged that conclusion, but because Trump has vocally sided with the moderation camp throughout his current campaign, other GOP candidates have been given cover to compromise as well. Psalm 119:1-3 says, “Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Joyful are those who obey His laws and search for Him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in His paths." Good Samaritan saves trucker from fire And finally, a Virginia man is being hailed a hero after he saw a fire blazing under a tractor-trailer — and immediately took action, reports FaithWire.com. Akeem Dixon was on his way to a job interview this week in Norfolk, Virginia, when he noticed the blaze. DIXON: “I was in a tunnel. Beside me, I see a tractor trailer. And I see under the tractor trailer, I see a fire under the truck.” Recognizing the need to move quickly, he started honking to get the driver's attention, but to no avail. That's when Dixon decided to pull his car in front of the tractor-trailer, according to WVEC-TV. DIXON: “[As] soon as we get inside the tunnel, I just drive right in front of him, put my forward flashers on, and I slowed right down to a complete stop. Then he stopped behind me. So, when I got out of my car, I rushed straight to the truck. And I was, like, ‘Yo, there's a fire underneath your truck!” The driver got out of the truck and Dixon told him to get a fire extinguisher. But it quickly became evident time was running out. Due to the flames, the engine was going to explode at any moment. DIXON: “I tell him to leave the truck, because it's going to blow any minute. Just leave it and come to my car. Let's move to my car, far away from the truck. As soon as we move from the truck and close to my car, at the same time, we hear a boom.” Thankfully, Dixon and the driver remained safe — all thanks to his selfless actions. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down his life for his friends.” Or, in the case of Akeem Dixon, for a stranger! Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, September 20th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The following is a fascinating interview with Dr. Charley Lineweaver, who worked with Paul Davies on his work on cancer which we discuss. Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/clineweaver Topics include: - the evolutionary and atavistic theory of cancer - the incorrectness of the somatic mutation theory of cancer - a novel take on attacking the weakness of cancer - how embryogenesis could be viewed as cells reverting to old memory - the origins of multicellularity - “Cancer cannot do anything new” The atavistic theory of cancer states that cancer cells revert to an old memory they have from billions of years, but forget the new memory. The old memory pertains to constant cell proliferation, which happened as single-celled creatures, and in fact in embryogenesis as well. The new memory pertains to regulating cell proliferation and cells knowing when to stop cellular division. In cancer, it seems like cells forget this new memory and revert to the old memory. This theory has many interesting explanations and predictions which we dive into in the conversation. Enjoy! Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/clineweaver Find me: https://x.com/aasthajs TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Background in astrobiology 1:53 Evolutionary theory of cancer 6:22 Atavistic model: Cancer cells go back to “original state” 9:50 Atavistic theory vs. Cancer 14:44 Somatic Mutation Theory of Cancer is Wrong 22:36 Disagreement with Mike Levin's work 24:17 Attack the weakness of cancer 27:45 Vaccine for cancer 38:08 Wound healing and cancer 41:23 Why new genes are more susceptible to damage 45:26 Origins of multicellularity 48:49 Predictions of Atavistic model 53:45 Cancer cells spread 56:52 Cell proliferation, Cancer, Hayflick limit 58:54 Doctors are not trained in evolution AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Twitter: https://x.com/aasthajs Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasthajs/ DR. CHARLEY LINEWEAVER: Website: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/lineweaver-ch Papers referenced: - Cancer progression as a series of atavistic reversions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860064/ - Targeting cancer's weaknesses, not its strengths: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282648/

Why do we have two eyes? Two ears? Two arms and two legs? Why is one side of the human body – externally at least – pretty much a mirror image of the other side? CrowdScience listener Kevin from Trinidad and Tobago is intrigued. He wants to know why human beings – and indeed most animals - have a line of symmetry in their bodies. Yet, beyond their flowers and fruits, plants don't seem to have any obvious symmetry. It seems that they can branch in any direction. Anand Jagatia sets out to find out why the animal kingdom settled on bilateral symmetry as the ideal body plan. And it takes him into the deep oceans of 570 million years ago. Paleobiologist Dr. Frankie Dunn is his guide to a time when animal life was experimenting with all sorts of different body plans and symmetries.Frankie shows Anand a fossil of the animals which changed everything. When creatures with bilateral symmetry emerged they began to re-engineer their environment, outcompeting everything else and dooming them to extinction. Well... nearly everything else. One very successful group of animals which have an utterly different symmetry are the echinoderms. That includes animals with pentaradial - or five-fold - symmetry like starfish and sea urchins. And that body shape poses some intriguing questions... like “where's a starfish's head?” Dr. Imran Rahman introduces us to the extraordinary, weird world of echinoderms. To answer the second part of Kevin's question - why plants don't seem to have symmetry – Anand turns to botanist Prof. Sophie Nadot. She tells him that there is symmetry in plants... you just have to know where to look! Beyond flowers and fruits, there's also symmetry in a plants leaves and stem. The overall shape of a plant might start out symmetrical but environmental factors like wind, the direction of the sun and grazing by animals throws it off-kilter. And, while the human body may be symmetrical on the outside, when you look inside, it's a very different story. As listener Kevin says, “our internal organs are a bit all over the place!” Prof. Mike Levin studies the mechanisms which control biological asymmetry. He tells Anand why asymmetry is so important... and also why it's so difficult to achieve consistently. Contributors: Dr. Frankie Dunn, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, UK Dr. Imran Rahman, Natural History Museum, London, UK Prof. Sophie Nadot, Université Paris-Saclay, France Prof. Mike Levin, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA Presenter: Anand Jagatia Producer: Jeremy Grange Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano Studio Manager: Andrew Garratt(Image: Orange oakleaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) on tropical flower, Credit: Darrell Gulin/The Image Bank via Getty Images)

This is the third in my series with Dr. Michael Levin where we interview significant people in the history of developmental bioelectricity. Ken Robinson has a long list of accomplishments in the bioelectricity field, covering the role of electric fields in guiding cell migration and more generally the function of electrogenic epithelia in embryogenesis. This is about a ~1 hour conversation in which he talks about his background, the history of the field, and his time in Lionel Jaffe's lab. Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/krobinson Find me: https://x.com/aasthajs Background on the bioelectricity series & 1st episode with Dr. Richard Nuccitelli: https://www.livelongerworld.com/p/rnuccitelli TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:38 Ken's background - From physics to bioelectricity 6:10 Bioelectricity in the era of the “genetic code” 10:27 Ken's first experiments in ion movement using light 23:25 Proton pump and its significance 26:07 Neurons respond to electrical signals 36:26 Working in Lionel Jaffe's lab 47:39 Mike Levin as an undergrad 48:49 Membrane potential left-right asymmetry in cells 52:59 Epithelia is powerfully electrogenic 57:49 Advances for bioelectricity 59:27 Underrated people in the field AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Twitter: https://x.com/aasthajs Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.com/ Michael Levin: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin Mike's bibliography of bioelectricity: https://thoughtforms.life/my-reference-lists-whole-endnote-library-and-bibliography-on-bioelectromagnetics/ Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/krobinson Michael Levin on Bioelectric Signals for Longevity: https://youtu.be/XboYI_wxDr8?si=WrQ_iI8ABbG6eibm

Jury reaches a verdict for the man who shot and killed a local high school teacher back in 2021. Congressman Mike Levin is launching a task force to tackle the border crisis. Parks in San Diego are getting $16 million upgrades. NBC 7's Nicole Gomez has the top stories of the day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Dr Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Michael and the Levin Lab work at the intersection of biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology, and cognitive science. LINKS: The Levin Lab and Dr. Michael Levin's research: https://drmichaellevin.org/resources/ Dr Michael Levin's blog: https://thoughtforms.life/about/ Tufts University Faculty Profile: https://as.tufts.edu/biology/people/faculty/michael-levin Michael Levin @ Wyss Institute: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/associate-faculty/michael-levin-ph-d/ Dr. Levin's Research on Limb Regeneration: https://news.uchicago.edu/how-bioelectricity-could-regrow-limbs-and-organs SPONSORS: The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist. X/SOCIAL @labenz (Nathan) @drmichaellevin (Michael) @CogRev_Podcast Timestamps: (00:00) Preview (01:07) Intro and summary (05:40) Xenobots, anthrobots and the other creatures created by Mike Levin (09:39) Bioelectric memory rewriting (15:01) Sponsor | BraveSearch API (16:09) The difficulty of conducting simulations, which involve running forward passes to predict and alter electrical patterns (20:30) The concept of backpropagation and mode switching in AI models (23:06) Why humans do not regenerate their limbs (37:10) Sponsor | Netsuite (39:40) Learning from small and biological systems onto the concept of possible emergence (45:16) The criticality of multiple scale questions and would a single scale? (55:49) The concept of the cognitive light cone (59:43) Advice on habits of mind and suggestions for inspiration on the AI side (1:13:36) Mike's suggested directions for the AI developers (1:24:49) Wrap & Sponsor | Omneky

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Mike Levin, deputy CISO, 3M. In this episode: Why do security startups fail? All startups are an inherently risky proposition, but what are the specific challenges for startups in our industry? What's unique about cybersecurity startups? What's the most common reason you've seen a cyber startup not succeed? Thanks to our podcast sponsor, RevealSecurity! Reveal Security ITDR detects identity threats - post authentication - in and across SaaS applications and cloud services. Powered by unsupervised machine learning, it continuously monitors and validates the behavior of trusted human users, APIs and other entities, accurately detecting anomalies that signal an in-progress identity threat. Visit reveal.security

One of the lesser-known consequences of the horrific Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, has been the shutdown of normal life for Israelis living in northern Israel: hundreds of families who live near the border with Lebanon had to be evacuated from their homes to escape the barrage of rockets fired by Hezbollah forces, which continues to this day. And that has meant the suspension of hockey games and practise for the small coterie of Israeli players in the country's hockey program housed at the Canadian-founded arena in Metulla. But thanks to Canadian supporters of the Israeli hockey program, the Vancouver and Winnipeg Jewish communities, and Maccabi Canada, twenty hockey players between the ages of 12-18 got a break from the tension and anxiety of living through the war, with an all-expenses-paid two week trip to Canada. One group visited Vancouver, while another visited Winnipeg-where they got to practise at the Winnipeg Jets' training arena, meet with Indigenous elders and the local Jewish day school, and even throw some strikes at a local bowling alley. Last month, the teens travelled to Toronto to end their trip, with the requisite stop at the CN Tower and a visit to what some might consider the shrine to the game of hockey: The Hockey Hall of Fame. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, producer Zachary Kauffman speaks to Liv Sharabi, 18, who plays defence for the Israel Women's National Team; Maksim Dashanov, also 18, who played defence on Israel's gold-medal winning U18 Men's National hockey team at the 2023 World Championships in Iceland, and to chaperone Melissa Wronzberg, a veteran Canadian women's hockey player. What we talked about: Learn more about Mike Levin and the Israeli U20 Men's national hockey team's quest for gold at the IIHF World Championships in Bulgaria last weekend, in The CJN. Read why Israel's U20 men's hockey team nearly didn't play the 2024 IIHF tournament for Division lll, in The CJN. Hear player Melissa Wronzberg on The CJN's Menschwarmers podcast on why women's hockey had a moment during the 2022 Maccabiah games in Israel. Credits: The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here. Hear why The CJN is important to me. What we talked about: Learn more about Mike Levin and the Israeli U20 Men's national hockey team's quest for gold at the IIHF World Championships in Bulgaria last weekend, in The CJN. Read why Israel's U20 men's hockey team nearly didn't play the 2024 IIHF tournament for Division lll, in The CJN. Hear player Melissa Wronzberg on The CJN's Menschwarmers podcast on why women's hockey had a moment during the 2022 Maccabiah games in Israel. Credits: The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here. Hear why The CJN is important to me.

Congressman Mike Levin is serving his third term as California's 49th District representative. He's a member of both the House Committee on Natural Resources and Veterans' Affairs, where he's Ranking Member on the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

In this episode Brandon Caputo and Cam Halbert provide an post-game breakdown for Game 38 of the Niagara IceDogs season following a tight 2-1 defeat at the hands of Central Division rival Mississauga Steelheads on Rankin Cancer Run night at the Meridian Centre.Postgame with IceDogs Head Coach Ben Boudreau and forward Mike Levin as he departs for the World U-20's for Team Israel.The Dog Pound Podcast is brought to you by Global Pet Foods and their four great locations across the Niagara Region.*Audio goal highlights courtesy of YourTV - catch the IceDogs at home and on the road on YourTV Niagara, exclusively on Cogeco.

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We've reached the end of Season 8 of The HPScast. Host Colbert Cannon shares some of the best moments from our varied slate of conversations this season. We heard from bona fide voices in the art world, a luminary in the Black media landscape, and more than a few colleagues from across HPS – some of whom you might have recognized from our previous seasons. We'll be back in Fall 2023 with all new episodes. Until then, catch up on any conversations you might have missed. Or try out one of the many Best Ideas shared in each episode. You can find links to those in the show notes of each episode.

This week host Colbert Cannon sits down with Mike Levin, the Chief Executive Officer of Harlem Lacrosse, a nonprofit organization which provides academic support, mentorship, and lacrosse programming to students in low income urban schools in Boston, New York, Philly, Baltimore, and Los Angeles. Mike shares how mentorship and team building through sports can be an extremely effective vehicle for improving educational outcomes that cuts across socioeconomic and class divides. We discuss Mike's own journey to get involved in education reform and how playing lacrosse in his youth through to the collegiate level at Brown University was foundational to forming his perspective. Mike shares how he has learned to navigate the world of nonprofits and fundraising to help scale and grow Harlem Lacrosse's programming in cities across the U.S. Then, we look ahead to the strategic vision that he is working to implement, and how companies and corporations can participate.    Learn more about Mike's work with Harlem Lacrosse here. You can check out Colbert's Best Idea for this week, Season 1 of the podcast CrimeTown by Gimlet Media, here.

Slam and Jam Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Kelly Iko of the Athletic to discuss the Houston Rockets, if they are going to trade the 3rd pick, if Harden coming to the Rockets will affect how they use the picks, and much more. In Part 2, Mike Levin of the Rights to Ricky Sanchez Podcast joins to discuss the 76ers, their early exit from the Playoffs, what is next for James Harden, Tobias Harris trades, and who will be the next coach. Then the boys play a fun, Process Sixers edition, of Andrew vs. The Beat Sign up for a Chime Checking Account today to link your paycheck. It only takes two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/nbashow. Try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/NBASHOW23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the “Today in San Diego” podcast, there has been an increase in emergency room visits for patients with influenza-like symptoms, there have been seven cases of hepatitis A in the past few weeks and Rep. Mike Levin proposed legislation that he believes would make the world better prepared in the event of another pandemic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs go back over what it took to come back and beat the Rangers on Feb. 9. They talk with Will Nicholl about his first OHL goal, Rick Steadman about fast starts and the health of Brett Brochu and catch up with Mike Levin who has returned from the Division III World Junior Hockey Championship with a silver medal after playing for his home country of Israel.

Congressman Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, secured a third term representing San Diego's 49th District. He joins us to talk about bipartisianship and the next Congress. Then, if you've been to the San Diego International Airport lately, you may have noticed it's very much under construction. We have tips and advice for holiday travelers. Next, a stay in the hospital for someone experiencing homelessness may mean getting off the street long enough to be treated. But what happens when discharge time comes? And, the operator of California's last nuclear plant is getting more than a billion dollars in conditional funding to keep it up and running for five extra years. It's expected to help meet the state's energy demands. Then, bring on the shade. San Diego's climate action goal to expand the city's tree canopy is making slow progress. Finally, the “Pope of Trash” and the “Sultan of Sleaze,“ filmmaker John Waters joins us ahead of an upcoming tour stop in San Diego.

Congressman Mike Levin is leading in the 49th Congressional District race against Republican Brian Maryott, while Kelly Martinez is leading in the race to be San Diego County Sheriff. We have those local election results and more. Plus, this week's storm will have little effect on the drought, but will put a big damper on fire risk for the rest of the year.

Voting may be over, but a number of key races across the country have yet to be decided. In California's 49th Congressional District, incumbent Democrat Mike Levin had 51% of the vote as of Wednesday morning to opponent Republican Brian Maryott's 49%. Then, undersheriff Kelly Martinez currently holds a 14-point lead over former city prosecutor John Hemmerling in the race to become San Diego's next sheriff. Next, in the majority Democrat city of Chula Vista mayor's race, Republican John McCann has a 10-point lead over Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar. Then, a closer look at where California's propositions stand the day after the election. And, a roundup of the races and measures in the city of San Diego. Finally, a closer look at the passage of Prop 1 and what it means for abortion rights in California.

President Joe Biden rounded out his visit in San Diego Friday morning with a visit to ViaSat-Global Communications in Carlsbad. The president arrived Thursday night to speak at a rally in Oceanside in support of Congressman Mike Levin. Next, the San Diego Democratic Party is promoting a deceased candidate in the Chula Vista City Attorney race. If the late Simon Silva wins, the city may be forced to spend $2 million on a special election. And finally, For our Weekend Preview, we have the ballet, a powerful photography exhibit, music and some giant puppets.

On Midday Edition we're bringing you a special program featuring our reporting and analysis of some of the key races voters will be weighing in on in San Diego County on Tuesday. President Joe Biden will be in San Diego Thursday to campaign for Congressman Mike Levin, (D-San Juan Capistrano). Levin is in a tight race with Republican Brian Maryott. Then, San Diego County voters will choose a new sheriff for the first time in 12 years. And, we'll dig in to Measure A which proposes taxing cannabis businesses in the unincorporated area, Measure B which proposes allowing the city of San Diego to study the feasibility of charging trash pickup fees for single-family homeowners by repealing the century-old People's Ordinance law, and Measure C which would remove the 30-foot coastal building height limit in the Midway District. Then we'll hear about the candidates and issues in the Chula Vista mayors race. Finally, we'll hear about the significant focus on local school board races.

Air Date 11/1/2022 Today, we take a look at the corporate price-gouging and massive profits happening under the cover of widespread inflation, all in the run-up to the midterm elections in which the GOP is running cover for corporations and blaming Democrats for price hikes. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: ExpressVPN.com/BestOfTheLeft GET INTERNET PRIVACY WITH EXPRESS VPN! BestOfTheLeft.com/Libro SUPPORT INDIE BOOKSHOPS, GET YOUR AUDIOBOOK FROM LIBRO! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Why corporations are reaping record profits with inflation on the rise - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 4-12-22 Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether concentrated market power is contributing to inflation. Ch. 2: Why Gas Prices Are So High Right Now | Ft. Jessica Burbank - More Perfect Union - Air Date 10-30-22 What explains the oil industry's historically massive profits? A price gouging scheme that oil companies freely acknowledge. Ch. 3: Variety in the price of life: inflation and the midterms - The Intelligence from The Economist - Air Date 10-19-22 How inflation—at its highest since the early Reagan era—is affecting people's lives and their voting intentions. Ch. 4: Katie Porter EXPOSES Corporate Greed Causing Inflation - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 10-21-22 Rep Katie Porter brings attention to statistics revealing the huge role corporate greed has on inflation. Ch. 5: Katie Porter TORCHES Corporate Oil Profits In Brilliant Lesson - The Damage Report - Air Date 10-21-22 Corporate price gouging concerning big oil companies and inflation, Jessica Burbank breaks it down on The Damage Report. Ch. 6: AOC And Raskin On Stakes Of Midterms: We Are 'Facing An Environment Of Fascism' - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 10-28-22 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Rep. Jamie Raskin join Chris Hayes to discuss what's at stake ahead of the midterm elections.  Ch. 7: Ralph Nader Throws Support to Democrats Ahead of Midterms But Warns the Party's Message is Failing - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-25-22 Democrats hoping to keep control of Congress and make gains in state governments are facing significant political headwinds Ch. 8: Liberal Redneck - Inflation and the GOP - Trae Crowder - Air Date 10-27-22 Republicans harp on and on about inflation, but what are they actually going to DO about it? Not much, prolly. I holler bout it herein. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Republicans embrace last-ditch dangerous tactic ahead of midterms - No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 10-30-22 Mike Levin joins to discuss what the Inflation Reduction Act actually does for climate VOICEMAILS Ch. 10: UK could well go fascist - Anonymous FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on the quickness with which anger can turn to fascism TAKE ACTION! MIDTERMS MINUTE 2022: Persuade someone to vote:  - Jay's final comments from episode #1365 (Transcript) on using your vote as a theory of change tool. - "Ask the Experts: How to Inspire People to Vote for Their Values" (ACLU) - "This is How to Convince Your Friends to Vote" (Lemonade.com) Short on time? Donate once to... - Secretary of State Races: MoveOn.org's "America for All" midterm election campaign - Senate Races: SwingLeft Hold the Senate Fund, or SwingLeft Immediate Impact Fund (Senate & House) - House races: SwingLeft Hold the House Fund, or SwingLeft Immediate Impact Fund (House & Senate)  - Governors: SwingLeft Governor Fund - State Legislative Races: SwingLeft Legislative Fund MIDTERMS MINUTE Segments: #1 , #2 , #3, #4 Researched and written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman SHOW IMAGE: Description: Photo of a long shopping receipt that lays across a background of various groceries. Credit: “Shopping spending till slip” by Stevepb, Pixabay

Political violence surges as Republicans embrace it. Brian interviews Michigan state Senator and rising Democratic star Mallory McMorrow about her efforts to flip the Michigan state Senate to the Democrats and a ballot proposal that's driving a ton of enthusiasm for the left. The Democratic congressman for one of the closest races in the country, Mike Levin, joins to discuss what the Inflation Reduction Act actually does for climate, his response to Shell raking in $9.5 billion in profits as the sponsor of legislation that would prevent oil companies from price gouging, and what's next on the climate front if Democrats keep control of the House. Support Mike Levin: https://www.mikelevin.org/Support Mallory McMorrow: https://www.mcmorrowformichigan.com/Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we're focusing on California's 49th Congressional District, which represents northern San Diego County and part of southern Orange County. Democratic incumbent Mike Levin is seeking a third term and is challenged by Republican businessman/nonprofit executive Brian Maryott, a former mayor of San Juan Capistrano. In this episode, you'll hear from both candidates on climate change and nuclear energy.

Rep. Mike Levin discusses the state of our economy with Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi and shares his efforts in Congress to lower costs for American families.

As we close another fantastic summer of NXT lacrosse, Kate Henwood joins Leahy & Kupp to reflect. The gang looks back at their summer and shares their favorite moments from our show's third season.  (Check out the list of awesome guests below, and listen to any episodes you haven't heard yet!) 10:50 - Bill's take a girls box lax  16:00 - Kate on growing professionally through this show and the fun new challenge it has provided 18:00 - Some highlights from the shows of Season 3, which kicked off in September of 2021 -Mike Murphy, Penn Mens Lacrosse -Chris Goldberg, PhillyLacrosse.com -John Begier, Radnor High School -Bryan Kelly, Calvert Hall & FCA -Grant Ament, PLL Archers, Attack Academy & Haverford School  -Dr. Dane Donohue, Wellness Solution Centers -Peter Toner, Gettysburg College  -Laurie DeLuca, NXT Girls Lacrosse & University of Delaware -Regy Thorpe, University of Florida & USA Indoor Lacrosse -Ryan Terefenko, PLL Chrome, NLL Halifax Thunder & Culver Academy  -Mike Levin, Harlem Lacrosse  -Matt Hogan, Annapolis Hawks, and Hogan Lacrosse 30:00 - A toast to our “classic replays” that we sprinkled in over the past months  34:00 - Reflections from the summer, through our eyes: The good, the bad, and the ugly 40:00 - For Coaches: X & O Insight of the week  -Kate helps us understand what college coaches were talking about this summer -Bill loved the events that used a shot clock this summer  45:25 - For Players: Culture Building -“This group is coming together, and it's special”  46:40 - Rapid Fire NXT Homework For Parents:  Check out women lacrosse, repeat all versions of the game For Coaches:  Check out Youth Inc Podcast with Greg Olsen For Players:  Put your stick down and take a break What Kate is reading: Think Again, by Adam Grant  What Bill is watching: World War II & DB Cooper Documentaries on Netflix  And just like that…Season 3 of the More Than a Club Podcast is over.  We will be back for Season 4 starting in October 2022.  Thanks to all of our listeners out there! If you'd like to connect, please email info@nxtlacrosse.com.   Please help us grow by leaving a positive review and sharing your favorite episode on your social channels.   

Congressman Mike Levin, (D-San Diego) calls the passage by the U.S. Senate Sunday of a sweeping climate, health and tax bill, “historic.” He joins Midday Edition to talk about some of the contents of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Then, we speak to veteran journalist Bob Woodward who will be in San Diego for a talk at Balboa Theatre on Aug. 14 called “How We Got Here: Lessons From Ten Presidents.” Also, KPBS has a new news director. Terence Shepherd, whose first day is Monday, shares his vision for the station. And, plans to construct new border barriers at Friendship Park remain on pause following criticism from the public and politicians of the changes. Next, farmworkers from across the state have joined the "March for the Governor's Signature," a 335-mile trek from Kern County to Sacramento to show support for a voting rights bill. Plus, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it made abortion access especially challenging for women in the military. Finally we revisit an interview with San Diego writer Lizz Huerta who will be speaking at The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books on August 20.

Rep. Mike Levin discusses the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with UC San Diego Health OBGYN Dr. Pratima Gupta. 

How many times have you heard this? “I know federal elections are important, but I live in California - there's nothing I can do.” Yes, California is as blue a state as they come. But the reality is pro-Trump extremists are active throughout the state and some of them are members and/or candidates for Congress. In California there are many critical Congressional races where grassroots support is urgently necessary. In other words, there is a lot you can do to ensure Trumpists do not win control of the House of Representatives. Today I talk with Bryan Blum, the political director for the California Labor Federation. Bryan shares his insight on several of the battleground races in California and how advocates on the ground can get involved by reaching out to the local Central Labor Councils. Important: Since we recorded this conversation on Thursday, June 9, we have final primary election results pointing to the newly drawn CD 13, where Democratic Assemblymember Adam Gray will face off against Republican John Duarte, as another close race come November. Analysts are rating CD 13 as “Leans Democratic” Resources to get involved in these races are listed below! We discuss: CD 47 – “Leans Democratic” Rep Katie Porter, the Democratic incumbent, vs Republican challenger Scott Baugh CD 49 – “Likely Democratic” Rep. Mike Levin, Incumbent, vs Republican challenger Brian Maryott CD 45 – “Leans Republican” Democratic challenger Jay Chen vs Republican Incumbent Michelle Steel CD 41 – “Likely Republican” Democratic challenger Will Rollins vs Republican Incumbent Ken Calvert CD 27 – “Toss Up” Democratic challenger former Assemblymember Christy Smith vs Republican Incumbent Mike Garcia CD 22 – “Toss Up” Democratic challenger Assemblymember Rudy Salas vs Republican Incumbent David Valadao CD 40 – “Likely Republican” Democratic challenger Doctor. Asif Mahmood vs Republican Incumbent Young Kim Resources to get involved – If you have other organizations to add please let me know! Orange County Orange County Labor Federation Orange County Civic Engagement Table Mobilize Los Angeles County Los Angeles Labor Federation Mobilize Central Valley North Valley Labor Federation Kern, Inyo and Mono Counties Central Labor Council Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings Central Labor Council Communities for New California Mobilize Inland Empire Inland Empire Labor Federation Inland Empire United Mobilize San Diego San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council Mobilize --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blueprint4caadvocates/message

Rep. Mike Levin is back for Season 2 of the Listening with Levin podcast, this time to tackle high gas prices with his colleague and guest, Rep. Ro Khanna.

The CA primary elections are happening right now, through June 7, and the 49th District (including Oceanside, Vista, and north San Diego Co. coastal areas, is the biggest congressional battleground in our area. Christopher Rodriguez is a purple heart Marine veteran, Oceanside City Council member, business owner, and father of 7 children. He offers a good opportunity to defeat far-left incumbent Mike Levin and begin to change the toxic, one party rule in D.C. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to our special guest, Mike Levin of Harlem Lacrosse. Mike Levin has an awesome lacrosse resume, from learning the game in Upstate New York to playing at Brown University. Mike Continued his career playing professionally in the MLL. In our conversation, Mike shares his passion for teaching, specifically in urban education. His connections to lacrosse led him to change lives through both lacrosse and academics.  Here are some notes to help you enjoy this new episode. 19:40 - What is Harlem Lacrosse, and who do you serve? -Deep intervention and academic monitoring, a smaller number of kids with a higher number of hours -Lacrosse is central to the experience, but the most important outcomes have nothing to do with lacrosse -40 Program Directors, 1300 kids in middle school and high schools -College placement and support Alumni services post-college and carreer success 23:30, Challenges of resources - investment required to fill equity gaps and operate within school systems 26:00, Race and diversity within the lacrosse community  27:00, Developing cultural competency and discussing systemic racism and inequalities  30:30 Supporting the community through intense times through the pandemic and George Floyd protests  33:00 Training, developing, empowering anti-racist educators 35:30. Impact Report on Academic Improvement and more 40:40 Personal pathing towards academic success  42:00 Champions of Harlem Lacrosse Youth Sports Hot Topics 43:25, For Coaches -Culture trumps curriculum  -Scaffolding -Principles and variables 50:30, For Players  -Be a great teammate -Growth Mindset -Sport Outcomes 57:00, For Parents  -Where Harlem Lacrosse is headed and how to support Rapid Fire NXT Homework (1:00:00) For Parents: Let your kids find their joy within the sport For Coaches: Think about what you want the sport to be, and think about your broader responsibilities to the sport.  For Players: Spend time thinking about what it means to be a great teammate. What will your teammates say about the type of teammate you were? For more on Harlem Lacrosse, click here.

Not long ago a machine designed by a computer and constructed of living cells was something crazy to imagine. Not anymore. In this episode I talk with Josh Bongard and Mike Levin about how this is becoming a reality. There are lots of physical possibilities for how animals and robots can coexist but we have only explored a small part of the morphology design space. Life began on Earth at least 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, and it has been evolving ever since. The diversity of life on Earth today is the result of evolution that occurs by natural selection. But, in the next 100 plus years there won't just be plants, animals and humans from natural selection, there will also be computational designed organisms from AI. Computational designed organisms are living machines inspired by the designs and capabilities of biology and computing. These “biobots” are a new form of artificial intelligence. We also talk about The Institute for Computationally Designed Organisms doing things to create other things, all what is possible and how it can change the world. Furthermore we dive into Xenobots, the first living robots they have built which are able to reproduce. They have repurposed living cells from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms that can move toward a target. This discovery may be meaningful for the future of medicine, the environment and even life itself. Who are Joshua Bongard & Michael Levin? Dr. Joshua Bongard is the Veinott Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont and the director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory. His work involves computational approaches to the automated design and manufacture of soft-, evolved-, and crowdsourced robots, as well as computer-designed organisms. Dr. Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic biologist; the Vannevar Bush Professor of Biology at Tufts University, where he directs the Allen Discovery Research Center, and associate faculty at Harvard University's Wyss Institute. Levin and his colleagues use developmental biophysics, cognitive science, and computational modeling approaches to understand tissue plasticity, especially focused on bioelectrical information processing in non-neural cell networks. Both Josh and Mike are co-directors of the Institute for Computationally Designed Organisms. Topics we touch: Welcome Josh & Michael to The Rhys Show: (00:00) Through line that ties all of Josh's work together: (02:24) Through line that ties all of Mike's work together: (02:55) Josh (computational side) & Mike (biology side) collaborating together: (04:35) The impact of synthetic biology on society in the next decades. Xenobots & ICDO Institution?: (07:01) How does Xenobot fit into the vision of synthetic morphology?: (11:03) What is a Xenobot - an organism designed by AI?: (14:06) Pronunciation & meaning of “xeno”bots: (17:50) Getting Xenobots to do things: (18:23) Biochemical/bio electrical signaling - Making things do different things: (23:01) About perverse instantiation: (26:09) How is the biosphere going to change in the next couple of decades according to Mike: (30:18) Rewriting the biosphere according to Josh: (35:10) About morpho space - what is scary and safe in the morpho space: (36:55) Advice from Michael: (42:44) Advice from Josh: (44:58) Connect with Josh Bongard & Mike Levin: Josh Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCmKOwVkoAh2NDp0T-Ovng Josh Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorJosh Josh Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Bongard About Mike: https://allencenter.tufts.edu/our-team/michael-levin/ Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin Website “The Institute for Computationally Designed Organisms (ICDO)”: https://icdorgs.org/ CDOs: https://cdorgs.github.io/code

 Find out the secrets on how you can sell yourself better that can guarantee you more better-paying clients Learn how you can ditch those ads and replace them with better and more promising copywriting techniques Understand what are the three S's you need to know that can sort out your thoughts and help you take your next step Resources/Links: Wanting to Find Out How You Can Get More Traction and Hook Your Clients Without the Ads? Learn the power of copywriting, what you need to do and how to save time and yourself from writer's block: Prontowrite.com Summary Have you been investing tons of money in ads but ended up not gaining much traffic online? Do you want to learn how you can save yourself from all the stress and invest in the right marketing strategy? Are you ready to hone your copywriting skills, save yourself tons of money and gain more clients in a shorter time? Mike Giannulis helps leaders and entrepreneurs live better lives and build bigger businesses. He is a serial entrepreneur and master copywriter who helps business owners grow their companies and instructs copywriters on creating highly converting and compliant ads and sales material. In this episode, Mike talks about how you can overcome the struggle of selling yourself through the power of copywriting. He also shares the 3 S's you need to focus on and how they can also help you get yourself back in the game– gaining new clients at a lesser price in a shorter time! Check out these episode highlights: 01:37 – Mike's ideal client: “So my ideal client is actually an existing business owner who wants to grow their company and needs help with marketing and sales and even some operational stuff, but they want to grow.” 01:57 – Problem Mike helps solve: “The biggest problem that I solve for people, especially when you're the owner, is you really can't see what you truly have. I deal with this too! It's very hard for me to sell myself.” 03:06 – Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mike: “I think some of the biggest symptoms for people that need what I do is they're kind of at a place where they sort of feel stuck. They've kind of done what they know how to do.” 04:29 – Common mistakes that people make before they find Mike's solution: “Well going- this is going to sound kind of bad because this is part of what I do, but I do think a lot of people make the mistake of just like getting themselves in the course mindset, where they're going to buy the next course, buy the next crop, buy the next thing, trying to new hack, go to the Facebook ads event that they saw advertised.' 05:51 – Mike's Valuable Free Action (VFA): “I think two big things are focused, really homed in on, “What's the biggest problem that you solve?” and “What's the biggest promise that you can make?” And if you can really iron out those two things, those are the two ways you'll attract people in.” 06:20 – Mike's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Check out Mike's Website: Prontowrite.com 07:15 – Q: What should someone do if they're sort of feeling stuck or if they're unsure of what the next step is for them? How do they know when they're ready for that next step? A: I kind of tell people when it comes to scaling things, you've got to be kind of cool, but the word “scale” itself is the answer. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “You can't just scale marketing if you don't have operations and fulfillment in the sales team. So, you have to look at everything across the whole spectrum and bring them up at the same time.” -Mike GiannulisClick To TweetTranscript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Tom Poland 00:10 Welcome, everyone, to another edition of Marketing the Invisible. My name is Tom Poland beaming out to you from little Castaways Beach in Queensland, Australia, joined today by Mike Giannulis. Mike, a very good afternoon, I think, it is for you. Welcome to the show! Mike Giannulis 00:23 Yes, I'm very, very thrilled to be here. Thank you for the invite! Tom Poland 00:26 Where are you based, Mike? Mike Giannulis 00:27 So, I'm in Tampa Bay, Florida. Tom Poland 00:30 Tampa Bay! Mike Giannulis 00:31 In the States? Yeah. Tom Poland 00:32 Yeah! Mike Giannulis 00:32 Home of Tom Brady. Tom Poland 00:34 Yeah. And, Mike Levin, our business manager lives there as well. So, between Tom and Mike, you're in good company. Well, they are. So, for those of you who don't know Mike, he's quite an extraordinary individual who's achieved really incredible things personally, but also in business. He had his superpowers, taking words and turning them into clients. In broad terms, he helps leaders and entrepreneurs live better lives and build bigger businesses. Mike, I love the way those two things go together because, very often, people have a wall between them. And in fact, there can't be separation. He's a serial entrepreneur, a master copywriter who helps business owners grow the company's infrastructure- copywriters! He is the copywriters' copywriter on creating high converting and compliant ads, which is very important these days with regulations and sales content. So, the title that Mike has very generously agreed to share on by our invitation is, “How to Grow Your Business with Copywriting”. Mike, our seven minutes starts now. Question number one, who is your ideal client? Mike Giannulis 01:37 So, my ideal client is actually an existing business owner who wants to grow their company and needs help with marketing and sales and even some operational stuff, but they want to grow. Tom Poland 01:50 Oh, Interesting! Thank you. Question number two, six and a half minutes left. How would you describe the problem that you solve for them? Mike Giannulis 01:57 I think the biggest problem that I solve for people, especially when you're the owner, is you really can't see what you truly have. I deal with this too! It's very hard for me to sell myself. And I understand that for these people, it's hard for them to sell themselves and especially underpricing, not wanting to charge your true value. And then also being able to structure your offer or your program or whatever it is that you sell in a way that's compelling, that people will want to buy it without having to resort to like persuasive little hacks, you know. Tom Poland 02:30 Right. This is a legend hack! So, folks, just please listen up to this because this is the number one problem that I encounter with hundreds, if not thousands of clients over the last 40 something years, is how do you articulate your value proposition in such a way that's clear, that is also magnetically compelling, and that the value is obvious! Because, very often, price is an issue when value is in the street. So, listen up! This is the real oil coming from Mike here. My question number three, five and a half minutes left, what would you say would be the typical symptoms of someone who needs your services? What's going on in their life or their business right now? Mike Giannulis 03:06 I think some of the biggest symptoms for people that need what I do is they're kind of at a place where they sort of feel stuck. They've kind of done what they know how to do. And they've reached a point where they're sort of like, they're either going to decide- I break it down into three things. The three S's- you can stay where you're at, you can decide to sell, or you can decide to scale. So, which of those three is it? You know, are you going to stay and just kind of say, “Hey, this is it!”? And again, there's nothing wrong with that! If that's where you're at, well, great, you know. But if you want to sell it, that's fine, too. Or if you want to scale it. And many times, people have sort of- they're just unsure of how do they reach to either a new audience, or roll out new products, or create ads that better convert, especially on the front end, so they can afford to run more ads. That's probably the biggest thing- is like, they don't have a scalable marketing system. And that's the biggest struggle! Tom Poland 04:02 And if I can add a little PSA, folks, if you're looking to avoid stress, the other S, you can't! Like, you can manage it. And I tell you what, I prefer the stress of scaling over the stress of surviving any day. Mike Giannulis 04:14 Yeah, that's a great idea. Tom Poland 04:15 But, Mike, tell us about the common- this is question number four, we've got four minutes left, so we're right on track. What are some of the common mistakes that people make prior to finding your solution? So, what are they trying to get out of the sort of feeling of getting stuck right now that just isn't going to work? Mike Giannulis 04:29 Well going- this is going to sound kind of bad because this is part of what I do, but I do think a lot of people make the mistake of just like getting themselves in the course mindset, where they're going to buy the next course, buy the next crop, buy the next thing, trying to new hack, go to the Facebook ads event that they saw advertised. And so, they end up spreading very, very thin, trying to find whatever the next thing is, and that's truly a bigger problem of going outside of your area of expertise. I see this all the time we're I'll people and they're like a world-class, say, psychologist, right? And they're spending their nights and weekends learning Facebook ads– not worth it! Just get someone to do that, you know. And so, I find people that think they need to learn to write ads themselves and run their own Facebook ads, “Do this and do this!”. You know, it's very, very, very hard to do those things without help or experience. So, if you're already an expert, focus on that and find the help. Find the support. Don't try to do it all on your own. I get it, maybe you have to at first, but, as fast as you can, get some help! Tom Poland 05:32 One of the big secrets of success is you don't have to be that smart, you just have to be smart enough to know how dumb you are, and get help. So, folks, question number five, two and a half minutes left, Mike. What I'm after here is a top tip, a valuable free action someone could take. A step in the right direction, if you will. Not going to solve the whole problem but it might help them start moving. Mike Giannulis 05:51 I think two big things are focused, really homed in on, “What's the biggest problem that you solve?” and “What's the biggest promise that you can make?” And if you can really iron out those two things, those are the two ways you'll attract people in. Tom Poland 06:06 Yeah, I love those two questions– what's the biggest problem you solve, and the biggest promise you can make to a prospective client about solving their problem. Two minutes left, Mike. Question number six, a valuable free resource we could direct people to that's going to help them even more? Got a URL or landing page somewhere? Mike Giannulis 06:20 Yes. So, if people want some access to some like pre-written copy that I've already done for them– templates, structures with the ability of an AI to actually write those, I'm about to launch Prontowrite.com. And I'm allowing people to join it as beta testers. So, they just go to prontowrite.com. They can opt-in, and as soon as it comes live, they'll be the first to know, and they'll get early, kind of like, free tester access. Tom Poland 06:45 Folks, it's very clever. I've got it open on the screen now, the landing page. And essentially what it is, it's a template that guides us through the articulation of what it is you want to say so that it's clear and it's compelling. It's Mike-holds-your-hand-digitally through that process. So, it's Pronto, P as in very fast, P-R-O-N-T-O, write as in your scribbling something, W-R-I-T-E .com. Go get it! We've got 65 seconds left, Mike, so plenty of time for the last question. Question number seven is what's the one question I should have asked you, but didn't? Mike Giannulis 07:15 Yeah, always the toughest one! I've seen your show, so this is the one that I've been thinking about. I think probably it would be, you know, what should someone do if they're sort of feeling stuck or if they're unsure of what the next step is for them? How do they know when they're ready for that next step? And I kind of tell people when it comes to scaling things, you've got to its kind of cool, but the word “scale” itself is the answer. So, if you're going to scale- when you think about scale, you think about balancing, right? So, if you want to ramp up any particular area, you've got to make sure you're doing it at the same time. So, you can't just scale marketing if you don't have operations and fulfillment in the sales team. So, you have to look at everything across the whole spectrum and bring them up at the same time. Tom Poland 08:01 Perfect! Mike Giannulis 08:02 All right. We did it! Tom Poland 08:03 Michael, perfect timing. Thanks so much for your time and your insights. Mike Giannulis 08:07 Thank you. Tom Poland 08:09 Thanks for checking out our Marketing The Invisible podcast. If you like what we're doing here please head over to iTunes to subscribe, rate us, and leave us a review. It's very much appreciated. And if you want to generate five fresh leads in just five hours then check out www.fivehourchallenge.com.