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In the second episode of Tech Shock's 12th season, Vicki is joined by Leon Xiao, Assistant Professor at City University Hong Kong, specialising in video game law and the regulation of loot boxes, gacha mechanics and other gambling-like monetisation in video games.Neither Vicki nor Leon are anti-gaming, quite the opposite. However, gaming and gambling have been converging for years and the risks remain poorly understood by many. This episode cuts through the complexity - from loot boxes and skin gambling to gacha games and social casino mechanics - asking what parents actually need to know, why regulation is failing, and what a better approach might look like.Talking points:What are the links between gaming and gambling - loot boxes, skin gambling, social casino games and gacha mechanics - and what does the emerging evidence tell us about the risks to young people?Why is regulation failing - from Belgium to the UK, why are existing laws not being enforced and does industry self-regulation stand any chance of working? What instead can the UK learn from South Korea's more proactive approach?What do parents need to know - the financial reality of loot boxes, the odds problem, and what to look out for in the games their children are playing?Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster.wwwTwitterFacebookInstagram
À Rennes, un enfant de 11 ans a été retrouvé mort étranglé, dimanche, sur les berges de la Vilaine. Les deux adolescents, auteurs de cet acte, avaient admis avoir voulu "se venger" et "récupérer" du matériel de pêche d'une valeur "de quelques dizaines d'euros". Un autre adolescent a aussi été tué dans un camping de Seine-et-Marne. Le suspect aurait agi après une querelle autour d'un refus d'ajout sur TikTok. Pour Ruth Elkrief, c'est la sidération devant l'extrême gravité des actes et le caractère dérisoire des motivations. Elle parle d'une forme de virtualisation des actes. Pascal Perri est revenu sur le plafonnement des loyers face à l'inflation du coût du logement. C'est une mesure qui vise à limiter les prix au mètre carré dans les zones où le marché immobilier est tendu, comme à Paris. Déjà dans cette phase d'expérimentation, il explique que ce dispositif est un échec car il est dépourvu d'efficacité économique. C'était prévisible d'après lui, qui rappelle que tout rationnement des prix se traduit par un rationnement de l'offre. En Chine, le robot Xiao s'est vendu à plus de 100 000 exemplaires. Cet humanoïde, capable de prendre votre température, de vous rappeler l'heure de vos médicaments, de vous soutenir en marchant ou de vous faire faire des exercices, est acheté par des enfants de seniors n'ayant plus le temps de s'occuper de leurs parents. Malgré ses capacités, il ne peut pas vous en vouloir, s'énerver ou vous taquiner. Abnousse Shalmani rappelle que ces interactions sont indispensables à l'humanité. C'est "La fable des anciens et du robot", dit-elle. Du lundi au vendredi, à partir de 18h, David Pujadas apporte toute son expertise pour analyser l'actualité du jour avec pédagogie. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
With less than a month remaining before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in Mexico City, a wave of Chinese-made products, from footballs and flags to fan jerseys and drinkware, is already flowing into the tournament's host countries and beyond.距离2026年世界杯在墨西哥城开幕仅剩不到一个月，从足球、国旗到球迷球衣、水杯等一大批“中国制造”产品，正源源不断涌入赛事主办国及其他市场。The tournament between June 11 and July 19 will be the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, with matches across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.本届世界杯将于6月11日至7月19日举行，是历史上首届有48支球队参赛的世界杯，比赛将在美国、加拿大和墨西哥三国的16座城市展开。In April, workers at the production workshop of Qingdao Wonderful Flag Industry Co, a Qingdao, Shandong province-based flag maker, were busy sewing and assembling national flags of countries participating in the World Cup.今年4月，位于山东青岛的青岛万德隆纺织品科技有限公司生产车间里，工人们正忙着缝制、组装参加世界杯的各参赛国国旗。"On April 1, right after the final World Cup qualifying match concluded and the list of the 48 teams was confirmed, orders flooded in almost immediately," said Xiao Chang'ai, chairman of the company.公司董事长肖常爱介绍说：“4月1日，世界杯预选赛刚刚结束，48支参赛队伍名单一经确认，订单几乎立即蜂拥而至。”According to Xiao, the company is now running at full capacity to fulfill orders for national flags, covering both traditional soccer powerhouses such as Brazil, Argentina and Germany, as well as newly qualified teams making their World Cup debut.据肖常爱介绍，公司目前正全力运转，赶制各国国旗订单，既有巴西、阿根廷、德国等传统足球强国的旗帜，也有首次闯入世界杯的新军。"By the end of March, most flags for traditional powerhouse teams had already been produced and shipped," she said. "But the real challenge for us will begin once the tournament starts in June."“到3月底，大部分传统强队的国旗已经生产完毕并出货，”她说，“但真正的挑战将在6月赛事开赛后到来。”As the competition unfolds, overseas buyers closely track match results and place orders almost in real time, often demanding delivery within just one or two days, Xiao added.肖常爱补充说，随着比赛推进，海外买家会紧盯赛果，几乎实时下单，往往要求一两天内就要交货。To keep pace with the surge in last-minute demand, the company has all production lines running round the clock, with daily output now exceeding 100,000 flags of various sizes, according to Qingdao Customs.据青岛海关数据，为了应对这种临时的紧急订单需求，公司所有生产线全天候运转，目前各类尺寸国旗的日产量已超过10万面。Ningbo Eco-will Technology Co, a manufacturer of luggage tags, ceramic cups and insulated tumblers in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, saw its exports to the US, Canada and Mexico jump 47 percent year-on-year to 40 million yuan ($5.89 million) in the first four months of 2026, as local sellers actively stocked up on merchandise ahead of the World Cup sales season.浙江宁波的宁波爱可唯科技有限公司是一家生产箱包挂牌、陶瓷杯和保温杯的企业。2026年前四个月，由于当地商家为迎接世界杯销售旺季而积极备货，该公司对美国、加拿大和墨西哥的出口额同比增长47%，达到4000万元人民币（约合589万美元）。Qiu Chunmiao, the company's foreign trade manager, said the World Cup has significantly boosted the firm's exports of sports-themed products this year, especially insulated tumblers carrying officially licensed soccer team logos.公司外贸经理邱春苗表示，世界杯显著带动了今年公司体育主题产品的出口，尤其是印有官方授权球队标志的保温杯。Ningbo Customs said exports of sporting goods and equipment through Ningbo's ports reached 5.74 billion yuan between January and April, up 11.34 percent on a yearly basis.宁波海关数据显示，今年1月至4月，宁波口岸出口体育用品及设备达57.4亿元人民币，同比增长11.34%。Wang Xiaohong, a researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges in Beijing, said China's flexible manufacturing ecosystem offers exporters a clear advantage in responding to short-cycle demand generated by major sporting events.中国国际经济交流中心研究员王晓红表示，中国灵活的制造业生态使其在应对大型体育赛事带来的短周期需求方面具有明显优势。Wen Congjian, chairman of Yiwu Danna Silk Import and Export Co, a Yiwu, Zhejiang-based apparel maker that designs patented soccer fan jerseys, said Chinese companies are no longer competing solely on volume, but are placing greater emphasis on value-added products.浙江义乌的丹娜丝进出口有限公司是一家设计生产拥有专利的球迷球衣的企业。公司董事长温从见表示，中国企业已不再单纯以量取胜，而是更加注重产品的附加值。"With patent protection, we can better protect our designs and lift product prices by around 20 percent," Wen said, adding that the company has secured overseas patents for more than 40 fan jersey designs related to the World Cup.“拥有专利保护后，我们的设计更有保障，产品价格也可以提高20%左右。”温从见说。他还透露，该公司已为40多款与世界杯相关的球迷球衣设计获得了海外专利。Yiwu's exports of sporting goods and equipment reached 2.83 billion yuan in the first quarter, up 12 percent year-on-year, data from Yiwu Customs showed.义乌海关数据显示，今年一季度，义乌体育用品及设备出口额达28.3亿元，同比增长12%。tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt/锦标赛，赛事flooded in /ˈflʌdɪd ɪn/涌入unfolds /ʌnˈfəʊldz/展开，推进exceeding /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/超过
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Scott Xiao, Co-Founder and CEO of Luminopia, is developing a novel, FDA -cleared VR-based treatment for neurovisual disorders with a primary focus on amblyopia, lazy eye, in children aged 4- 12 years old. This approach uses popular TV shows to create an engaging, effective therapy that trains the eyes to work together and is designed as a replacement for traditional eye patching. Clinical data indicate that the vision improvements from this therapy are durable and that the VR approach is well-received by children and their parents. Scott explains, "We are pioneering a new class of treatments using virtual reality to treat various neurovisual disorders. So these are conditions where patients have vision loss that's driven by deficiencies in the brain, in the visual cortex. We're starting with amblyopia, which is often known as lazy eye. It's the number one cause of vision loss in children around the world. And it's an area of significant unmet need. There hasn't been much in the way of new treatments for decades. Typically, patients will go through glasses followed by eye patches, which is exactly what it sounds like. You take a patch, and you stick it on your stronger eye for multiple hours a day. And that's a really challenging treatment for a lot of kids and families. So we saw an opportunity to use technology to create something better, something that would be more engaging and more effective." "We've developed a VR-based approach that takes popular TV shows like SpongeBob and Sesame Street and turns them into a treatment by modifying how the images are shown to each eye. And this technology has been extensively validated at this point in multiple clinical trials. It was cleared by the FDA, and it's now commercially available. So over the past year, we've really been making strides on the commercial front, increasing awareness for the product among physicians and patients, and securing insurance coverage for the product." #Luminopia #Amblyopia #PediatricOphthalmology #VirtualReality #DigitalTherapeutics #LazyEye #VisionTherapy #Optometry #PediatricCare #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTechnology luminopia.com Listen to the podcast here
Scott Xiao, Co-Founder and CEO of Luminopia, is developing a novel, FDA -cleared VR-based treatment for neurovisual disorders with a primary focus on amblyopia, lazy eye, in children aged 4- 12 years old. This approach uses popular TV shows to create an engaging, effective therapy that trains the eyes to work together and is designed as a replacement for traditional eye patching. Clinical data indicate that the vision improvements from this therapy are durable and that the VR approach is well-received by children and their parents. Scott explains, "We are pioneering a new class of treatments using virtual reality to treat various neurovisual disorders. So these are conditions where patients have vision loss that's driven by deficiencies in the brain, in the visual cortex. We're starting with amblyopia, which is often known as lazy eye. It's the number one cause of vision loss in children around the world. And it's an area of significant unmet need. There hasn't been much in the way of new treatments for decades. Typically, patients will go through glasses followed by eye patches, which is exactly what it sounds like. You take a patch, and you stick it on your stronger eye for multiple hours a day. And that's a really challenging treatment for a lot of kids and families. So we saw an opportunity to use technology to create something better, something that would be more engaging and more effective." "We've developed a VR-based approach that takes popular TV shows like SpongeBob and Sesame Street and turns them into a treatment by modifying how the images are shown to each eye. And this technology has been extensively validated at this point in multiple clinical trials. It was cleared by the FDA, and it's now commercially available. So over the past year, we've really been making strides on the commercial front, increasing awareness for the product among physicians and patients, and securing insurance coverage for the product." #Luminopia #Amblyopia #PediatricOphthalmology #VirtualReality #DigitalTherapeutics #LazyEye #VisionTherapy #Optometry #PediatricCare #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTechnology luminopia.com Download the transcript here
Ad Astra Travelers and welcome to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, our hosts are returning to Liyue to talk all about Exorcist Chongyun! We reminisce about Chongyun's initial release with the start of the game and whether or not we used him in our parties. After Feens begs for a better Chongyun build, and we reflect on a terrible Chongyun birthday celebration, our hosts discuss his Yang energy imbalance and whether or not he's able to even see a ghost given his condition. Our hosts review his relationships with Xingqiu and Shenhe, his family of exorcists, and his adoration of Xiao. There are talks of curses vs. blessings, spicy foods, and of course a walk-through of Chongyun's endearing hangout. Make sure to grab your emotional support ice pop for this week's episode! Visit talesofteyvat.com to find a comprehensive lore sheet that provides visual aids and links to videos and important Genshin Impact Resources. Make sure to give us a follow on Twitter or Instagram to stay updated on all things Tales of Teyvat and let us know your thoughts on today's episode. Questions? Thoughts? Theories you have to share? Feel free to email us at talesofteyvatpod@gmail.com and let us know, we would love to hear from you!Tales of Teyvat has partnered with the Shade Chamber Podcast to create a Genshin Community on Discord for our listeners! We are so excited to chat Genshin Lore, Honkai Star Rail, and so much more with you! You can join our server at https://bit.ly/shadesofteyvat.
We have Daniel Schlagwein on the show, who is what Germans call a "Tausendsassa:" He is both a practitioner and researcher of digital nomadism, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Information Technology, and president of the AIS special interest group on Grounded Theory Methodology. We touch upon all three of these aspects, but at the core we want to know from Daniel whether generative AI tools are automating grounded theory and thereby eliminate what used to be at the heart of a humanistic and constructionist approach to doing research – or are they merely leveling the playing field for qualitative field researchers by giving them computational support matching those tools that quantitative researchers have had for a long time. Daniel argues that it depends on the specific flavor of the grounded theory method you are using to determine whether and how you can leverage generative AI for such research. References Wang, B., Schlagwein, D., Cecez-Kecmanovic, D., & Cahalane, M. C. (2025). 'Emancipation' in Digital Nomadism vs in the Nation‑State: A Comparative Analysis of Idealtypes. Journal of Business Ethics, 198(1), 35–68. Hoffman, P. (1998). The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Hyperion Books. Garland, A. (1996). The Beach. Viking. Jiwasiddi, A., Schlagwein, D., Cahalane, M. C., Cecez-Kecmanovic, D., Leong, C., & Ractham, P. (2024). Digital Nomadism as a New Part of the Visitor Economy: The Case of the 'Digital Nomad Capital' Chiang Mai, Thailand. Information Systems Journal, 34(5), 1493–1535. Fromm, E. (1941). Escape from Freedom. Farrar & Rinehart. Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine Publishing Company. Glaser, B. G. (1978). Theoretical Sensitivity: Advances in the Methodology of Grounded Theory. Sociology Press. Strauss, A. L., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (2nd ed.). Sage. Charmaz, K. C. (2014). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (2nd ed.). Sage. Nelson, L. K. (2020). Computational Grounded Theory: A Methodological Framework. Sociological Methods & Research, 49(1), 3–42. Gopal, R., Li, J., Riemer, K., Sarker, S., Singh, P. V., Susarla, A., Bichler, M., & Thatcher, J. B. (2025). Inventing with Machines: Generative AI and the Evolving Landscape of IS Research. Information Systems Research, 36(4), 1949–1967. Zhou, Y., Yuan, Y., Huang, K., & Hu, X. (2024). Can ChatGPT Perform a Grounded Theory Approach to Do Risk Analysis? An Empirical Study. Journal of Management Information Systems, 41(4), 982–1015. Yue, Y., Liu, D., Lv, Y., Hao, J., & Cui, P. (2025). A Practical Guide and Assessment on Using ChatGPT to Conduct Grounded Theory: Tutorial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e70122. Wiesche, M., Jurisch, M., Yetton, P., & Krcmar, H. (2019). Grounded Theory Methodology in Information Systems Research. MIS Quarterly, 41(3), 685–701. Sarker, S., Xiao, X., Beaulieu, T., & Lee, A. S. (2018). Learning from First-Generation Qualitative Approaches in the IS Discipline: An Evolutionary View and Some Implications for Authors and Evaluators (PART 1/2). Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 19(8), 752–774. AIS Special Interest Group on Grounded Theory Methodology (SIG GTM): https://aisnet.org/members/member_engagement/groups.aspx?code=SIGGTM. Recker, J., Zeiss, R., & Mueller, M. (2024). iRepair or I Repair? A Dialectical Process Analysis of Control Enactment on the iPhone Repair Aftermarket. MIS Quarterly, 48(1), 321–346.
The Snooker Club podcast brings you World Championship Daily! News, debate, and instant reaction to the drama of the Halo World Snooker Championship from the Crucible. On today's show, Steven Hallworth is joined by sports commentator, television presenter and reporter Rob Walker to break down all the action from day seven at the Crucible, featuring an impressive win for Shaun Murphy, whilst Mark Allen and Barry Hawkins hold overnight leads, and defending champion Zhao Xintong is level with Ding Junhui at four frames apiece. Steven and Rob also preview tomorrow's action. Email: snookerclub@wst.tv
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: From Petals to Presentation: Mei's Journey to Leadership Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-04-21-07-38-19-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 梅走在安静的街道上，樱花树盛开，粉色的花瓣在春风中飘落。En: Mei walked along the quiet street, where cherry blossom trees were in full bloom, and pink petals fluttered in the spring breeze.Zh: 现代化的高楼在郊区中拔地而起，给这个宁静的地方增添了一抹现代气息。En: Modern skyscrapers rose in the suburbs, adding a touch of modernity to this tranquil place.Zh: 她深吸一口气，今天是重要的一天——她要在公司做一个重要的演讲。En: She took a deep breath; today was an important day—she was going to give an important presentation at the company.Zh: 梅刚进入这家科技公司不久，她努力工作，希望能够获得大家的认可。En: Mei had just joined the tech company not long ago, and she was working hard, hoping to gain everyone's recognition.Zh: 这次演讲对她很重要，因为这关系到一个项目的领导职位。En: The presentation was crucial for her because it concerned a leadership position for a project.Zh: 自从来到公司，她就觉得自己需要不断证明自己。En: Since joining the company, she felt she needed to continually prove herself.Zh: 尤其当竞争对手梁总是在她身边表现得特别友好，她不免有些怀疑。En: Especially when her competitor, Liang, was particularly friendly to her, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.Zh: “也许梁只是想看我出丑。”梅心里的声音总是这么说。En: "Maybe Liang just wants to see me make a fool of myself," the voice in Mei's heart always said.Zh: 为了缓解压力，她去了好友小的家。En: To relieve her stress, she went to her friend Xiao's house.Zh: 小总是能给她可靠的建议。En: Xiao always gave her reliable advice.Zh: “梅，你知道吗？竞争不是唯一的办法。”小一边泡茶一边说，En: "Mei, you know, competition is not the only way," Xiao said while making tea.Zh: “与其一直担心别人，为什么不尝试合作呢？”En: "Instead of worrying about others all the time, why not try collaboration?"Zh: 小的话让梅若有所思。En: Xiao's words made Mei thoughtful.Zh: 她回到家，开始考虑演讲的内容。En: She went home and started considering the content of her presentation.Zh: 她决定改变策略，不仅展示自己的能力，还要突出团队的贡献。En: She decided to change her strategy: not only to showcase her abilities but also to highlight the team's contributions.Zh: 演讲那天，公司会议室灯火通明。En: On the day of the presentation, the company conference room was brightly lit.Zh: 梅站在大家面前，周围坐满了认真的面孔。En: Mei stood in front of everyone, surrounded by serious faces.Zh: 她开口，用简单明了的语言介绍她的计划。En: She began to speak, introducing her plan in simple and clear language.Zh: 然后，她做了一个重要的决定。En: Then, she made an important decision.Zh: “这次项目不仅是我的努力，也是我们整个团队的成果。”梅大声说道，En: "This project is not just my effort; it is the result of our entire team's collaboration," Mei said loudly.Zh: “没有他们的协作，这一切是无法完成的。”En: "Without their cooperation, none of this could have been achieved."Zh: 管理层对她另眼相看，他们看到了一个真正的领导者。En: The management looked at her differently; they saw a true leader.Zh: 梅的心里满是自豪，她不仅证明了自己的能力，也证明了合作的力量。En: Mei's heart was full of pride, for she had proven not only her capability but also the power of collaboration.Zh: 会议结束后，梁走过来，对梅说：“做得好，我一直相信你能行的。”En: After the meeting ended, Liang came over and said to Mei, "Well done, I always believed you could do it."Zh: 梅惊讶地祝了祝眼睛，梁的支持竟然是发自真心的。En: Mei was surprised and blinked, realizing that Liang's support was genuine.Zh: 她微微一笑，心中的疑虑一扫而空。En: She smiled slightly, and her doubts disappeared.Zh: 通过这次的经历，梅学会了信任和共享的价值。En: Through this experience, Mei learned the value of trust and sharing.Zh: 从那天起，办公室里面的氛围变得更加和谐和协作，En: From that day on, the office atmosphere became more harmonious and collaborative.Zh: 梅不仅赢得了职位，也赢得了同事们的尊敬。En: Mei not only won the position but also earned the respect of her colleagues.Zh: 在樱花飘落的春天里，她为自己的未来画下了精彩的一笔。En: In the spring when cherry blossoms were falling, she painted a brilliant stroke for her future. Vocabulary Words:tranquil: 宁静presentation: 演讲recognition: 认可crucial: 重要competitor: 竞争对手suspicious: 怀疑reliable: 可靠collaboration: 合作strategy: 策略showcase: 展示contributions: 贡献surrounded: 围绕capability: 能力genuine: 真心harmonious: 和谐suburbs: 郊区modernity: 现代气息breeze: 风prove: 证明relieve: 缓解competitive: 竞争teamwork: 团队合作doubts: 疑虑leadership: 领导proven: 证明confer: 会议pertinent: 相关construed: 解释assertive: 坚定incumbent: 现任
SandboxAQ has an AI platform to help materials researchers speed the development of safer, higher-powered, solid-state batteries for autos, the military and data centers. China's dominance in batteries is powering a global auto industry shakeup. The country didn't just get better at making them. It got better at making a lot of them cheaply and fast enough to let automakers like BYD and Geely sell electric vehicles at prices that can look like a misprint next to U.S. and European models. Now, SandboxAQ, a moonshot company spun out of Google in 2022, is betting the U.S. doesn't need to win by outbuilding China cell-for-cell. It just needs to come up with better battery designs. And it says its AI-enabled tech platform can help battery scientists accelerate their research to create new types of safer, cheaper solid-state batteries for EVs, military equipment and data centers. The Palo Alto, California-based company, which has raised $950 million from backers including Alphabet, Nvidia and AI scientist Yann LeCun, is today releasing a new version of its research platform, AQVolt26. The pitch: compress the earliest, most uncertain part of battery R&D—screening and evaluating candidate materials—so scientists can dump bad ideas quickly and focus their efforts on the ones that might actually ship. The goal is to slash development time to create new battery chemistries, which now takes 10 to 15 years, said Ang Xiao, who leads SandboxAQ's materials science team. “It's hard to give an exact figure for how many years we can save, but I can tell you that for the discovery phase, we can reduce the time of that by 90% to 95%,” he told Forbes. “Our technology is only focused on the discovery phase, phase one. … But in the end, we will accelerate the entire development pipeline.” The company, chaired by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, says it's already generating revenue from its tech from customers, including battery developer Novonix and the U.S. Army, as well as other battery and auto companies it declined to name. It also won't say how much revenue it expects this year. SandboxAQ's battery strategy is to make money from fees paid by users of its research platform, licensing its tech to other companies or doing research on their behalf, as well as developing its own unique battery materials. With demand rising for batteries across EVs, energy and grid storage and defense applications, it's chasing a market with real money behind it. “We see the battery market as a $500 billion opportunity this decade, expanding toward $1 trillion as electrification and AI-driven energy demand accelerate,” Xiao said. “Our focus is on the high-value segment of materials discovery and performance optimization.” Like Waymo, another Google Moonshot, Sandbox is using AI for physical applications rather than chatbots. In addition to battery tech, which is part of its chemicals and materials unit, it's also focused on using AI for drug discovery and medical diagnostics, among other areas. Unlike OpenAI and Google's Gemini, which lean on large language models (LLMs), Sandbox says its approach is built on large quantitative models (LQMs) trained on physics-based data and scientific principles. Read the full story on Forbes: By Alan Ohnsman https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2026/04/07/this-google-spinout-thinks-ai-can-fix-americas-ev-battery-problem/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Mei's Empowering Poker Journey & Self-Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-04-03-07-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 澳门的春天，微风轻轻拂过，人们忙碌在清明节时分。En: In the springtime of Aomen, a gentle breeze sweeps through as people busy themselves during Qingming Festival.Zh: 赌场之内，空气中弥漫着紧张与期待。En: Inside the casino, the air is thick with tension and anticipation.Zh: 牌桌上，梅坐在中心，她冷静而镇定，是众人瞩目的焦点。En: At the card table, Mei sits at the center, calm and composed, the focal point of everyone's attention.Zh: 今晚，她要为故去的父亲赢得这个扑克锦标赛。En: Tonight, she intends to win this poker tournament in honor of her late father.Zh: 梅的手指轻轻敲击着桌面，一切都显得那么熟悉。En: Mei's fingers lightly tap the table surface; everything seems so familiar.Zh: 然而，最近她感到身体不适，头晕时有发生，但她总是忽视。En: Recently, however, she has been feeling unwell, often experiencing dizziness, but she always ignores it.Zh: 胜利的渴望让她坚持不懈。En: The desire to win fuels her persistence.Zh: “爸爸，我一定会赢的。En: "Dad, I will win," she silently vows to herself.Zh: ”她在心中默念。En: Beside her, Liang and Xiao keep a close watch on Mei.Zh: 身边的梁和小，一直关注着梅。En: Xiao, particularly, is anxious, sensing Mei's unease.Zh: 小尤其焦急，他看得出梅的不安。En: "Are you okay, Mei?"Zh: “梅，你还好吗？En: Xiao asks softly.Zh: ”小低声询问。En: "I'm fine, just a bit tired," Mei replies with a smile, but she knows she's not truly alright.Zh: “没事，只是有点疲惫，”梅回答，保持微笑，但她知道自己并不是真的无恙。En: The tense match continues, demanding constant vigilance.Zh: 紧张的对局继续，片刻不能大意。En: The game at the table is intensely competitive, and the clinking of chips is relentless.Zh: 桌上的游戏竞争激烈，筹码的碰撞声此起彼伏。En: Mei occasionally furrows her brow, but in the next moment, she refocuses.Zh: 梅时而微皱眉头，但下一个瞬间，她重新聚焦。En: In the final round, Mei holds the cards that could be the key to victory.Zh: 到了最后一局，梅的手中握着牌，这可能是夺冠的关键时刻。En: Suddenly, everything around her starts to spin, and a strong wave of dizziness washes over her.Zh: 突然，她的周围开始旋转，强烈的晕眩感袭来。En: Mei struggles to stay clear-headed, thoughts racing through her mind.Zh: 梅努力让自己清醒，思绪快速在头脑中翻滚。En: "All in or fold," the voice in her mind is so loud.Zh: “要么全押，要么放弃，”心中的声音如此响亮。En: Yet at this moment, she hears her father's comforting laughter.Zh: 但这一刻，梅听到了父亲宽慰的笑声。En: "Your health is important, my daughter."Zh: “身体重要，女儿。En: Her heart is jolted, and her father's image appears before her.Zh: ”她心头一震，父亲的形象浮现。En: Mei takes a deep breath and softly says, "I fold."Zh: 梅深深吸了一口气，轻轻地说：“我弃牌。En: After the competition ends, Mei doesn't win the tournament, but she shows a relieved smile.Zh: ”比赛结束后，梅没有赢得比赛，但她露出了轻松的微笑。En: She turns to Liang and Xiao, saying, "Let's go see a doctor."Zh: 她转向梁和小，“我们去看医生吧。En: A few days later, the doctor tells Mei she needs proper rest.Zh: ”几天后，医生告诉梅，她需要适当休息。En: The signals from her body can no longer be ignored.Zh: 身体发出的信号，不能再轻视。En: Mei nods, understanding in her heart that the promise to her father is not just about victory, but about taking good care of herself.Zh: 梅点头，心里明白了：对父亲的承诺，不仅仅是为了胜利，而是要好好照顾自己。En: During Qingming Festival, Mei walks to her father's grave with Liang and Xiao.Zh: 清明节，梅与梁、小一起行到父亲的坟前。En: She gently lays down flowers, reverently saying, "Dad, I will take good care of myself."Zh: 她轻轻地放下了花，虔诚地说：“爸爸，我会好好过。En: She knows her father would be pleased with her decision.Zh: ”她知道，父亲会欣慰于她的选择。En: Yet the winds of Aomen continue to blow, carrying blessings and hope.Zh: 然而，澳门的风继续吹拂，带着祝福和希望，梅的生活从此开启了新的篇章。En: Mei's life begins a new chapter from this moment on. Vocabulary Words:springtime: 春天gentle: 轻轻tension: 紧张anticipation: 期待focal: 焦点composed: 镇定tournament: 锦标赛intends: 要persistence: 坚持不懈vow: 默念unease: 不安vigilance: 大意clinking: 碰撞relentless: 此起彼伏furrow: 皱眉refocuses: 聚焦victory: 胜利dizziness: 晕眩clear-headed: 清醒comforting: 宽慰jolt: 一震relieved: 轻松reverently: 虔诚decision: 选择blessings: 祝福chapter: 篇章unwell: 不适competition: 比赛proper: 适当signals: 信号
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
In this episode, we will explore another Chinese herbal formula: xiǎo qīng lóng tāng or Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction. This formula is in the sub-category of formulas that release exterior wind-cold and is especially good at treating copious mucus. We are going to do our usual deep dive into this formula and find out if there is any evidence or concerns. We have an extra long episode, so we are going to skip the something a little different... Each episode of the podcast will go into great depth about a single herb or formula. Besides covering the basics of herbology including category, and functions, we will explore the history, quality, science, pharmacology, evidence, and any potential interactions of each herb or formula. It is going to be another scintillating discussion of herbs…please join us as we examine xiǎo qīng lóng tāng or Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction!
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
A new trend of young people battling stress by rediscovering beauty in their surroundings is sweeping through Chinese social media, amassing millions of views on platforms such as Dou yin and Xiao hong shu.通过在周边环境中重新发现美来缓解压力，这一新趋势正在中国社交媒体上流行开来，在抖音和小红书等平台上积累了数百万浏览量。Color Walk, as it is called, involves participants selecting a specific color theme before heading out and then documenting everything that matches the chosen shade during a leisurely stroll through a neighborhood, or even during daily commuting.Color Walk（色彩漫步）指的是参与者先选定一个颜色主题，然后在街区悠闲散步甚至日常通勤时，记录下与该颜色相关的一切。Yang Zheng, 29, who works in the publishing industry in Qingdao, Shandong province, said the idea of Color Walk had thrilling resonance when she first came across it on Dou yin. "Whether one is experiencing cultural settings or passing through natural scenery, it's a great thing to share," she said.29岁的杨铮在山东省青岛市从事出版行业。她说，当她在抖音上第一次看到Color Walk的想法时，产生了强烈的共鸣。"无论是在文化氛围中还是在自然风光中，分享都是一件很棒的事情，"她说。A week ago, Yang started a Color-Walk sharing group on WeChat, which has since attracted about 45 members, mostly from Generation Z. Every evening, the group decides on a "Color of the Day" and members share photos matching the theme.一周前，杨铮在微信上成立了一个色彩漫步分享群，吸引了约45名成员，其中大多数是Z世代。每天晚上，群里决定一个"今日颜色"，成员们分享与主题相符的照片。The activity is aimed at helping people rediscover amusement in their otherwise monotonous lives, she said, adding that it also helps participants unwind and relieve stress.她说，这项活动旨在帮助人们在原本单调的生活中重新发现乐趣，并补充说，这也有助于参与者放松身心，缓解压力。Yang cited her own example. A few days ago, when she got carsick on her way home from work, she remembered the day's Color Walk theme and started looking for matches in the passing scenery outside the window.杨铮以自己为例。几天前，她在下班回家的路上晕车，她想起了当天的色彩漫步主题，开始在窗外的风景中寻找相匹配的颜色。"Quite unexpectedly, it slowly relieved my motion sickness. In addition, I also happened to notice things that I had barely noticed before," she said."出乎意料的是，它慢慢地缓解了我的晕车。此外，我也注意到了以前几乎没有注意到的东西，"她说。Hu, a 19-year-old university student in Lu'an, Anhui province, was drawn to Color Walk as a natural extension of his love for documenting life.胡先生是安徽省六安市的一名19岁大学生，他被色彩漫步吸引，因为这满足了他对记录生活的热爱。"It lets me record my days in a more interesting way," he said, adding that the activity's core appeal lies in its ability to arouse people's love for life. "We usually overlook many small details in our everyday life, like say a fire hydrant, which becomes more visible during a Color Walk themed 'red'. It makes our ordinary feel a little extraordinary."他说："这让我以一种更有趣的方式记录我的生活。"他补充说，这项活动的核心吸引力在于它能唤起人们对生活的热爱。"我们通常忽略了日常生活中的许多小细节，比如消防栓，在以'红色'为主题的色彩漫步中，消防栓变得更加显眼。它让我们的平凡感觉有点不平凡。"Xu Gaoyang, a psychotherapist at Beijing Anding Hospital of Capital Medical University, said the activity is a practical application of a psychological technique known as "grounding", which has two objectives — actively diverting attention and setting a small, controllable goal.首都医科大学附属北京安定医院心理治疗师徐高阳表示，这项活动是一种被称为"接地气"的心理技术的实际应用，它有两个目标——积极转移注意力和设定一个可控的小目标。"Think of our mood as an airplane. When it hits turbulence, 'grounding' helps it land steadily. By fixing our attention on something in the external environment — in this case, a color — we can quickly anchor ourselves in the present moment, leading to a sense of stability and calm," he said.他说："把我们的情绪想象成一架飞机。当它遇到湍流时，'接地气'帮助它平稳着陆。通过将注意力集中在外部环境的某个东西上——比如一种颜色——我们可以迅速让自己扎根于当下，从而产生稳定和冷静的感觉。"Physiological effects生理效应Xu noted that different colors can have varied physiological effects. Cooler tones, such as blue and green, tend to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing heart rate and promoting relaxation. Warmer colors, such as red and orange, can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, boosting energy and alertness.徐高阳指出，不同的颜色会产生不同的生理效应。较冷的色调，如蓝色和绿色，往往会激活副交感神经系统，减缓心率，促进放松。较暖的颜色，如红色和橙色，可以刺激交感神经系统，增加能量和警觉性。Choosing a theme color and engaging with one's surroundings provides a sense of control and self-care that is often more significant than the color itself, he said.他说，选择一个主题色并与周围环境互动会带来一种控制感和自我关怀，这往往比颜色本身更重要。According to Xu, young people today experience a kind of "purpose fatigue", as they are inundated by achievement-oriented goals, career pressures and societal expectations. As a result, they are creating activities that seem purposeful, but at the same time are not very demanding and allow them the opportunity to relax, he added.徐高阳称，如今的年轻人经历着一种"目标疲劳"，因为他们被以成就为导向的目标、职业压力和社会期望所淹没。他补充说，因此，他们正在创造一些看似有目的，但同时又要求不高，让他们有机会放松的活动。Wang Wenda, director of psychological health education at Xinhua College of Ningxia University, said these small goals and actions activate the brain's drive, and the sense of achievement from completing minor tasks helps alleviate feelings of powerlessness while enhancing self-efficacy.宁夏大学新华学院大学生心理健康教育教研室主任王文达表示，这些小目标和行动激活了大脑的动力，完成小任务带来的成就感有助于减轻无力感，同时提高自我效能感。The popularity of Color Walk reflects a broader shift among young people, as it is a low-cost, easily accessible and achievable positive experience, Wang said.王文达说，色彩漫步的流行反映了年轻人的一个更广泛的转变，因为它是一种低成本、容易获得和可以达成的积极体验。"You don't have to wait for life to be perfect to allow yourself to feel good. You can use small actions to gain a sense of pleasure, relaxation and control. In an environment of intense competition and uncertainty, it allows people to carve out a small world of their own," he added."你不必等到生活完美才让自己感觉良好。你可以通过微小的行动获得愉悦感、放松感和掌控感。在激烈竞争和不确定的环境中，它可以让人们开辟出属于自己的小世界，"他补充说。grounding /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/ n. 接地气，立足当下parasympathetic /ˌpærəˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ adj. 副交感神经的sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ adj. 交感神经的self-efficacy /ˌself ˈefɪkəsi/ n. 自我效能感
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With the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in those less than 50 years of age, one must wonder how many patients present with a Stage IV diagnosis. Take a deep dive with us discussing the management of metastatic colorectal cancer by joining our team and guests, Drs. Cathy Eng, Michael D'Angelica, and Nina Sanford.Hosts: - Dr. Janet Alvarez - General Surgery Resident at New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital Center- Dr. Wini Zambare – General Surgery Resident at Weill Cornell Medical Center/New York Presbyterian- Dr. Philip Bauer, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital- Dr. J. Joshua Smith MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center Guest Speakers:- Dr. Michael D'Angelica MD, FACS – Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Enid A. Haupt Chair in Surgery, Vice Chair, Education- Dr. Cathy Eng MD, FACP - Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, David H. Johnson Endowed Chair in Surgical and Medical Oncology, Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, VICC Associate Director for Strategic Relations and Research Partnerships, Executive Director, Young Adult Cancers Program - Dr. Nina Sanford, MD – Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Service, Associate Professor Learning Objectives:1. Review the epidemiology, prognosis, and common metastatic patterns of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).2. Discuss the role of systemic chemotherapy and targeted therapies in the first- and subsequent-line treatment of mCRC, including the impact of molecular biomarkers such as MSI/MMR, RAS, BRAF, and HER2.3. Evaluate the indications and timing of surgical and locoregional therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer, particularly in patients with liver-limited or oligometastatic disease.4. Describe the multidisciplinary management of mCRC, including the roles of radiation therapy, systemic therapy sequencing, and palliative interventions to optimize outcomes and quality of life.References:Singh, M., Morris, V. K., Bandey, I. N., Hong, D. S. & Kopetz, S. Advancements in combining targeted therapy and immunotherapy for colorectal cancer. Trends Cancer 10, 598–609 (2024). PubMed Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38821852/Napolitano, S. et al. BRAFV600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: Current advances in personalized treatment and future perspectives. Cancer Treat. Rev. 134, (2025). PubMed Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40009904/Ciardiello, F. et al. Clinical management of metastatic colorectal cancer in the era of precision medicine. CA. Cancer J. Clin. 72, 372–401 (2022). 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Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Unexpected Serendipity: A Photographic Journey in Jiuzhaigou Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-03-15-07-38-19-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 阳光在九寨沟的湖面上闪烁，映照出一幅生动的春天画卷。En: The sunlight flickered on the lake surface in Jiuzhaigou, painting a lively picture of spring.Zh: 微风轻拂，带来淡淡青草与新叶的清香。En: A gentle breeze swept through, carrying the subtle fragrance of fresh grass and new leaves.Zh: 魏站在这片自然天堂里，手握相机，心中充满着寻求灵感的渴望。En: Wei stood in this natural paradise, camera in hand, filled with a longing to seek inspiration.Zh: 魏是一名热爱大自然的摄影师，这次来到九寨沟，他希望捕捉一只曾在某张照片中一瞥的罕见鸟儿。En: A nature-loving photographer, Wei hoped to capture a rare bird glimpsed in a past photograph during this visit to Jiuzhaigou.Zh: 他曾一度认为，那是个遥不可及的梦想。En: He once thought it was an unattainable dream.Zh: 与魏同行的朋友，李和小，则陶醉于山间小道上的小摊位，搜罗着各种各样的纪念品。En: Accompanying Wei were his friends, Li and Xiao, who were engrossed in the small stalls along the mountain paths, collecting various souvenirs.Zh: 春天不是旅游旺季，但仍有许多游客四处观光。En: Spring is not the peak tourist season, yet many visitors were sightseeing.Zh: 李指着一个摊位说：“我们去看看那边的木雕吧，也许能找到好东西。”En: Li pointed to a stall and said, "Let's check out those wood carvings over there; maybe we'll find something good."Zh: 小也点头赞同，兴奋地说道：“我想为家人买个特别礼物。”En: Xiao nodded in agreement, excitedly saying, "I want to buy a special gift for my family."Zh: 尽管热爱摄影，魏也想找到一个纪念品，纪念这次旅行中的美好瞬间。En: Despite his passion for photography, Wei also wanted to find a keepsake to remember the beautiful moments of this trip.Zh: 然而，拥挤的人群让他难以专注。En: However, the crowded people made it hard for him to focus.Zh: 每当他快要找到完美的拍摄角度时，游客们的身影总是遮挡着景色，让他心焦不已。En: Whenever he nearly found the perfect shooting angle, tourists would obstruct the view, causing him impatience.Zh: 魏决定改变策略。En: Wei decided to change his strategy.Zh: 他告诉李和小：“明天我想早点起来，走不同的路，也许能找到更多惊喜。”En: He told Li and Xiao, "Tomorrow, I want to get up early and take a different path. Maybe I'll find more surprises."Zh: 第二天清晨，魏背起相机，趁着露水未干，独自踏上小径。En: The next morning, Wei shouldered his camera, and while the dew was still fresh, set off alone on the path.Zh: 山间寂静无声，只有鸟儿在枝头鸣唱。En: The mountains were silent, with only birds singing on the branches.Zh: 魏的内心宁静而满足。En: Wei felt a peaceful and contented heart.Zh: 当魏走到一处小摊位时，意外的事情发生了。En: When Wei reached a small stall, something unexpected happened.Zh: 他驻足在一个手工木雕摊前，看到一个小而精美的木雕小鸟，栩栩如生。En: He stopped at a handmade wood carving stall and saw a small, exquisite wooden bird carving, lifelike and vivid.Zh: 就在这一时，阳光洒在摊位边的树枝上，魏惊奇地看见那只罕见的鸟儿，它的羽毛在晨光中熠熠生辉。En: At that moment, sunlight spilled onto the branches by the stall, and Wei was amazed to see that rare bird, its feathers gleaming in the morning light.Zh: 魏屏住呼吸，将相机举起，终于拍下了这激动人心的一幕。En: Holding his breath, Wei raised his camera and finally captured the thrilling scene.Zh: 他心花怒放，满怀感激。En: He was overjoyed and full of gratitude.Zh: 魏买下了那只木雕鸟，觉得它完美地象征着这次邂逅。En: Wei purchased the wooden bird, feeling it perfectly symbolized this encounter.Zh: 魏学会了，有时幸福和宁静来自意料之外的时刻。En: Wei learned that sometimes happiness and tranquility come from unexpected moments.Zh: 他感觉心灵被丰富的经历填满，带着那份意外的馈赠离开了九寨沟，满怀对未来旅程的期待和新生活的热情。En: He felt his soul enriched by the experience and left Jiuzhaigou with that unexpected gift, full of anticipation for future journeys and a renewed passion for life. Vocabulary Words:flickered: 闪烁subtle: 淡淡fragrance: 清香longing: 渴望unattainable: 遥不可及engraved: 陶醉souvenirs: 纪念品obstruct: 遮挡impatience: 心焦strategy: 策略shouldered: 背起dew: 露水contented: 满足exquisite: 精美lifelike: 栩栩如生vivid: 熠熠生辉gleaming: 闪光thrilling: 激动人心gratitude: 感激tranquility: 宁静unexpected: 意料之外enriched: 丰富anticipation: 期待journeys: 旅程renewed: 新生活的热情paradise: 天堂capture: 捕捉glimpsed: 一瞥rare: 罕见shouldered: 背起
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Send a textEver been told your pain is “just a flare,” even when your labs look calm? We sit down with Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang to unpack why symptoms can linger after inflammation is under control—and what to do about it. From constipation myths to the real mechanics of bloating, this conversation reframes gut discomfort through muscles, nerves, and breath, not just meds.Dr. Wang breaks down pelvic floor function in clear, memorable language. Learn how the puborectalis sling preserves continence, why years of urgency or “holding it” can hardwire a constant clench, and how that leads to straining and incomplete emptying. She shares practical paths to diagnosis without over-reliance on expensive tests, smart ways to find qualified pelvic PT, and simple at-home tactics like an optimized toilet posture, the “anti‑Kegel,” and biofeedback fundamentals. We also explore why J‑pouch patients need their own testing norms and a different definition of “normal.”Then we tackle bloating. Groundbreaking research shows many visibly distended bellies aren't full of excess gas—the diaphragm is pushing down while the abdominal wall pooches out. Dr. Wang demonstrates how diaphragmatic breathing can retrain this pattern and why yoga, gentle twists, and abdominal massage move trapped gas better than most medications. Finally, we zoom out to the brain. When the gut's “fire” is out but the alarm keeps blaring, neuromodulators, gut-directed hypnotherapy, and virtual reality can close the pain gates. You'll hear how VR helps patients navigate bathroom anxiety, tolerate unsedated procedures, and feel safer in their own bodies.Finally we talk to Dr. Wang about the genesis of her children's book called "Boo Can't Poo." It's a humorous story about a constipated ghost named Boo and his efforts to get his bowels back on track. It's a great read for parents who are working to potty train their toddlers but also for all us to re-learn how to poo! If you've wondered whether your pain is real when scans look fine, this is your validation and your roadmap. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more listeners find practical relief and a new way to think about gut health.Links: Boo Can't Poo bookYoga poses for constipation- Yoga JournalMore yoga poses for constipation- Verywell HealthResources on disorder of the gut-brain axis and more from GI PsychologyLet's get social!!Follow us on Instagram!Follow us on Facebook!Follow us on Twitter!
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Masterpiece Podcasts: Collection of Chinese Classic Novels
Ever thought about bikepacking across multiple countries?In this episode, I chat with Belgian bikepacker Xiao, known online as @Ciao_Xiao, who set off on a long journey from China back to Belgium.Xiao first got into bike travel as a teenager, riding with his mum and later heading off with friends when time was plentiful and money was not. That curiosity eventually grew into a much bigger ride, beginning in eastern China and unfolding west through Central Asia.In this conversation, we talk about:How early bike trips shaped the way Xiao travelsWhat it is really like to cross China by bike, region by regionRiding through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and camping high in the mountainsCold nights, mechanical problems, and figuring things out as you goHis time riding through Afghanistan and how that experience shifted his perspectiveWhy bikepacking often works best without a rigid planThis episode is a grounded look at long-distance bikepacking, curiosity-led travel, and what you notice when you move slowly through the world on two wheels.Be sure to give Xiao a follow on YouTube and also via his instagram - @Ciao__Xiao EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/STR Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support the showBuy me a coffee! I'm an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including:
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Balancing Tradition: Wei's Rediscovery at the Spring Festival Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-02-09-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 北京植物园在冬季的新年节日中，洋溢着一种特殊的氛围。En: The Beijing Botanical Garden exudes a special atmosphere during the winter New Year festival.Zh: 尽管寒风刺骨，但鲜红的灯笼在园中的树枝之间摇曳，梅花的香气飘散在空气中。En: Despite the biting cold wind, bright red lanterns sway among the tree branches in the garden, and the fragrance of plum blossoms fills the air.Zh: 这是一个适合家人团聚的好地方。En: It is a great place for family reunions.Zh: 魏是一个大学生，刚好在春节的时候回到家中。En: Wei is a college student who happened to return home during the Spring Festival.Zh: 他感到与家里的传统有些脱节，家族的期盼让他倍感压力。En: He feels a bit disconnected from the traditions of home, and the family's expectations put pressure on him.Zh: 他很想融入这个欢庆的节日，但总觉得不太自然。En: He wants to integrate into the joyous festival but always finds it somewhat unnatural.Zh: 他的表弟李充满了对节日的兴奋，却未发觉魏心中的犹豫。En: His cousin Li is full of excitement for the festival but doesn't notice Wei's hesitation.Zh: 魏的姑姑小很珍惜家族的团聚，希望每个人都能感受到传统的魅力。En: Wei's aunt Xiao cherishes the family reunion and hopes that everyone can feel the charm of traditions.Zh: 大年初一，大家聚集在北京植物园，准备一起度过美好的一天。En: On the first day of the lunar New Year, everyone gathered at the Beijing Botanical Garden to spend a wonderful day together.Zh: 魏觉得喘不过气，于是决定一个人去园中散步，理清自己的思绪。En: Wei felt overwhelmed, so he decided to take a walk alone in the garden to clear his thoughts.Zh: 魏走在花园的小路上，四周静谧的气氛让他放松了许多。En: Walking along the garden's paths, the tranquil atmosphere around him helped Wei relax a lot.Zh: 他想起了过去和爷爷一起过春节的日子。En: He recalled the days when he used to spend the Spring Festival with his grandfather.Zh: 爷爷总是说：“春节是一个家庭团聚的好时候。En: His grandfather always said, "Spring Festival is a great time for family reunions."Zh: ”走着走着，魏来到一个被红灯笼和梅花装点的小角落。En: As he walked, Wei came to a small corner adorned with red lanterns and plum blossoms.Zh: 这个景象让他想起了过去爷爷对春节的热爱。En: This scene reminded him of his grandfather's love for the Spring Festival.Zh: 这个回忆让魏豁然开朗。En: This memory gave Wei a sudden clarity.Zh: 他明白，接受传统并不意味着失去独立。En: He understood that embracing tradition doesn't mean losing independence.Zh: 可以既保持自己的想法，又享受家族的欢聚时光。En: One can maintain personal thoughts while enjoying family gatherings.Zh: 回到家人身边，魏开始积极参与节日活动，脸上挂着真正的笑容。En: Returning to his family, Wei began to actively participate in festival activities, with a genuine smile on his face.Zh: 他帮小布置食物，和李一起放鞭炮，感受到了一种从未有过的幸福感。En: He helped Xiao arrange the food, set off firecrackers with Li, and felt a happiness he had never experienced before.Zh: 这样的变化让魏感到安心。En: This change brought Wei peace of mind.Zh: 他发现了平衡传统与现代的方式，既保持自己的独立，又不失去文化的根。En: He discovered a way to balance tradition and modernity, keeping his independence without losing his cultural roots.Zh: 他心中充满了对春节的热爱，更珍惜与家人共度的时光。En: His heart filled with a love for the Spring Festival, he cherished more than ever the time spent with his family.Zh: 春节在北京植物园的这一天，成为魏心中难忘的一章。En: The day at the Beijing Botanical Garden during the Spring Festival became an unforgettable chapter in Wei's heart. Vocabulary Words:exudes: 洋溢biting: 刺骨lanterns: 灯笼plum blossoms: 梅花fragrance: 香气reunions: 团聚disconnected: 脱节integrate: 融入hesitation: 犹豫cherishes: 珍惜gathered: 聚集overwhelmed: 喘不过气tranquil: 静谧adorned: 装点clarity: 豁然开朗embracing: 接受independence: 独立genuine: 真正的participate: 参与firecrackers: 鞭炮happiness: 幸福感roots: 根unforgettable: 难忘chapter: 篇章atmosphere: 氛围pressure: 压力unnatural: 不自然aspirations: 期盼relax: 放松struck: 打动
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: New Year Revelations on the Bund: Mei's Journey to Self-Care Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-02-01-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 上海外滩，冬季的夜晚，寒风夹杂着淡淡的海味。En: Shanghai the Bund, on a winter night, the cold wind carried a faint scent of the sea.Zh: 五颜六色的灯光照在黄浦江上，波光粼粼。En: The multicolored lights reflected on the Huangpu River, shimmering with waves.Zh: 红红火火的灯笼挂满大街小巷，空气中弥漫着新年的喜悦。En: The streets and alleys were filled with bright red lanterns, and the air was filled with the joy of the approaching New Year.Zh: 梅，年轻的职场精英，站在熙熙攘攘的人群中。En: Mei, a young career professional, stood amidst the bustling crowd.Zh: 她微笑着，脸上是即将到来的春节的兴奋。En: She smiled, her face lit up with the excitement of the upcoming Spring Festival.Zh: 然而，在这个欢庆的时刻，她的心却充满了疲惫。En: Yet, amid this celebratory moment, her heart was full of fatigue.Zh: 工作压得她喘不过气来，长久以来的操劳使她感到无比的疲倦。En: Work was overwhelming her, and the long-standing toil made her feel utterly exhausted.Zh: 她拉紧了围巾，心里默默告诫自己要坚持下去。En: She tightened her scarf, silently reminding herself to persevere.Zh: 小和伟是梅的好朋友，他们在外滩的一个角落等着她。En: Xiao and Wei were Mei's good friends, waiting for her in a corner of the Bund.Zh: 他们早就察觉到梅的压力，却不知道该如何劝说她放松下来。En: They had long noticed Mei's stress but didn't know how to persuade her to relax.Zh: 当梅走近时，小笑着说：“梅，好久不见啊！看你忙得都瘦了。”En: As Mei approached, Xiao laughed and said, "Mei, long time no see! You look like you've lost weight from all the work."Zh: 梅露出一个灿烂的微笑：“是啊，最近工作多，再加上过年，确实有点忙。”En: Mei flashed a bright smile, "Yeah, work's been busy lately, and with the New Year coming up, it's a bit hectic."Zh: 语气轻松，仿佛这些根本不算什么。En: Her tone was light, as if it didn't matter at all.Zh: 然而，她心里其实很累，只是她不愿意表露出来。En: However, inside she felt very tired, but she was unwilling to show it.Zh: 随着夜色渐深，外滩的烟花绽放，五彩斑斓的光芒照亮了夜空，En: As night deepened, fireworks burst over the Bund, their colorful lights illuminating the night sky.Zh: 大家都在新年倒计时中欢呼雀跃。En: Everyone was cheering and celebrating for the New Year countdown.Zh: 梅知道大家对她的期待，她要做一个坚定独立的人。En: Mei knew of everyone's expectations for her; she wanted to be a strong and independent person.Zh: 然而，她的身体却渐渐不听使唤，不久后，就在欢声笑语中，她突然感觉天旋地转，身体再也撑不住，向后倒去。En: However, her body gradually refused to cooperate, and soon, amid the laughter and cheers, she suddenly felt the world spinning and could no longer hold on, falling backward.Zh: “梅！怎么了？”小和伟连忙上前，把她扶住。En: "Mei! What's wrong?" Xiao and Wei quickly stepped forward to support her.Zh: 周围的人群也惊呼着围了过来。En: The surrounding crowd gasped and gathered around.Zh: 在这忙碌又充满节庆气氛的时刻，梅忽然意识到自己坚持的代价，她无法再假装没事。En: In this busy and festive moment, Mei suddenly realized the cost of her perseverance; she could no longer pretend that everything was fine.Zh: 身体的崩溃是对她最大的警醒，她必须承认自己的脆弱。En: Her body's collapse was the biggest wake-up call for her, and she had to acknowledge her fragility.Zh: 梅醒来时，发现自己被朋友和家人环绕。En: When Mei woke up, she found herself surrounded by friends and family.Zh: 大家的关心让她心里一暖。En: Their concern warmed her heart.Zh: 小握住她的手说：“梅，我们都在这里。别再硬撑了，有事就告诉我们。”En: Xiao held her hand and said, "Mei, we are all here. Don't push yourself too hard; let us know if you need anything."Zh: 梅感动地点了点头。En: Mei nodded, moved.Zh: 过去她总觉得寻求帮助是软弱，但现在，她知道脆弱也是一种力量。En: In the past, she always thought asking for help was a sign of weakness, but now she knew that vulnerability could also be a strength.Zh: 她不再需要一个人承受一切。En: She no longer needed to bear everything alone.Zh: 那个夜晚，冬风依旧凛冽，但梅心中涌动着新的温暖，这来自于朋友和家人给予的支持与理解。En: That night, the winter wind was still piercingly cold, but within Mei surged a new warmth, stemming from the support and understanding given by her friends and family.Zh: 新年伊始，外滩的夜空中还在不断绽放的烟花，仿佛在梅心中点亮了新的希望。En: At the start of the New Year, the fireworks continuously blooming in the night sky over the Bund seemed to ignite a new hope in Mei's heart.Zh: 她理解了真诚和开放，是她前行路上不可或缺的力量。En: She understood that sincerity and openness were indispensable strengths on her journey forward. Vocabulary Words:Bund: 外滩scarf: 围巾persevere: 坚持exhaustion: 疲倦hectic: 忙碌toil: 操劳vulnerability: 脆弱career professional: 职场精英celebratory: 欢庆的piercing: 凛冽sincerity: 真诚indispensable: 不可或缺overwhelming: 压得...喘不过气countdown: 倒计时celebration: 欢呼雀跃fragility: 脆弱awareness: 意识到collapse: 崩溃gasps: 惊呼acknowledge: 承认spin: 天旋地转illuminate: 照耀surge: 涌动support: 支持crowd: 人群waves: 波光粼粼amidst: 在...中festive: 节庆的fatigue: 疲惫ignite: 点亮
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare repeatedly reminds us that Brutus is an honorable man. In this episode we will explore if this is true, how Shakespeare depicts both masculine honor and its early modern counterpart, feminine virtue, in the characters of Brutus and Portia, and how Portia's characterization by editors and theatremakers has changed over time. First, we unpack how honor was defined for Shakespeare's audiences and how the play incorporates Early Modern anxieties about rhetoric throughout the plot. We then closely examine Brutus's desire to be perceived as honorable, how that shapes his choices, and whether or not he is ultimately honorable. Then we will turn to Portia, tracing how editors and theatremakers have altered her language and characterization across time in order to make her virtue more palatable to the moral expectations of their moment. We look at what gets changed, what gets softened or erased, and what those choices reveal about how women are policed on stage and on the page. Content Warning: Discussions of suicide and self-harm. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: Join our email list Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod Visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Support the podcast: Become a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Buy us a coffee Bookshop.org: Since 2020, Bookshop.org has raised more than $38 million for independent bookstores. Shop our Shakespeare Anyone? storefront to find books featured on the podcast, books by our guests, and other Shakespeare-related books and gifts. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible to purchase audiobooks through your local bookshop of choice. Use our link for 2 free audiobooks when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership using our link. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: GRAY, PATRICK. "CONCLUSION TO PART I: SHAKESPEARE'S PASSION PLAY." Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman Republic: Selfhood, Stoicism and Civil War, Edinburgh University Press, 2019, pp. 145–74. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctv7n09n2.9. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026. Sacharoff, Mark. "Suicide and Brutus' Philosophy in Julius Caesar." Journal of the History of Ideas, vol. 33, no. 1, 1972, pp. 115–22. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2709060. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026. Scott, Sarah K. "Portia and the Circulation of Virtue: 'Men May Construe Things after Their Fashion.'" Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, vol. 32, 2019, pp. 219–38. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26800556. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026. Xiao, Xinyao. (2018). "Oxymoronic Ethos: the Rhetoric of Honor and Its Performance in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar." Philological Quarterly. 97. 263-285.
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: The Snowflake Letters: Unveiling Artful Secrets in Beijing Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-01-14-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在北京的一个寒冷冬夜，飞舞的雪花轻轻飘落，覆盖着整个居民小区。En: On a cold winter night in Beijing, fluttering snowflakes gently fell, covering the entire residential community.Zh: 这个小区安静而祥和，四周围着高大的围墙，像是一个独立的小世界。En: This neighborhood was quiet and peaceful, surrounded by tall walls like a self-contained little world.Zh: 春节就要到了，家家户户都挂上了红色的灯笼和喜庆的饰品。En: With the Spring Festival approaching, every household hung up red lanterns and festive decorations.Zh: 此刻，小区的每个角落都充满了节日的气息。En: At this moment, every corner of the community was filled with a festive atmosphere.Zh: 然而，在这欢乐的氛围中，一件神秘的事情令小区居民们心生忐忑。En: However, amidst this joyful ambiance, a mysterious occurrence made the residents of the community feel uneasy.Zh: 每到夜深人静的时候，会有一封封神秘的信悄悄出现在家门口。En: Late at night, mysterious letters would quietly appear at the doorsteps.Zh: 这些信没有署名，却总是带来不一样的思考与感悟。En: These letters were unsigned, yet they always brought different thoughts and insights.Zh: 居民们纷纷猜测，这些信的背后会是怎样的人呢？En: The residents speculated about what kind of person could be behind these letters, and what their purpose might be.Zh: 而他们的目的又是什么？En: Ming was a middle-aged writer living in the neighborhood.Zh: 明，是小区里的一位中年作家。En: Recently, he had been struggling with writer's block, his words seemed frozen.Zh: 最近，他陷入了写作的困境，笔下的文字如同冻结了一般。En: He was somewhat anxious, hoping that this mystery could bring him inspiration and also prove his worth.Zh: 他略显焦躁，渴望这个谜团能给他带来灵感，同时也是为了证明自己的价值。En: Ming started thinking, deciding to stay alert and secretly observe by the window, hoping to find some clues.Zh: 明开始思索，他决定保持清醒，偷偷留在窗边观察，希望能找到蛛丝马迹。En: Late at night, Ming quietly watched by the window.Zh: 夜深时分，明静静守在窗前。En: The cold wind howled, the street was empty and silent.Zh: 寒风凛冽，街道空旷无声。En: Suddenly, in the faint light of a streetlamp, a small figure appeared.Zh: 忽然，影影绰绰中，一个小小的身影出现在路灯昏暗的光芒下。En: Ming's eyes lit up, and he decided to act.Zh: 明的眼睛一亮，他决定行动。En: He put on his coat and quietly followed the figure, finally discovering the answer at the edge of the community.Zh: 他穿上外套，敛声细步地跟随那身影，终于在小区的尽头发现了答案。En: It turned out the author of these mysterious letters was a small artist in the community named Xiao.Zh: 原来，这些神秘信件的作者是小区中一个名叫肖的小艺术家。En: He used this method to convey his thoughts and artistic inspiration, hoping to bring some beauty to everyone during this holiday.Zh: 他用这种方式传达自己的思考和艺术灵感，希望在这个节日里给大家带来一些美好。En: Ming was moved.Zh: 明心中一动，他突然明白，创作并不一定需要声名远扬，安静的贡献同样有其价值。En: He suddenly understood that creating doesn't always need widespread fame; quiet contributions have their own value.Zh: 他选择保守这个秘密，并帮助肖组织了一次艺术展示，让大家感受到这些作品的美。En: He chose to keep this secret and helped Xiao organize an art exhibition to let everyone feel the beauty of these works.Zh: 在这个特别的春节，小区中的人们互相分享着艺术所带来的欢乐与感动，邻里之间更增添了几分暖意。En: During this special Spring Festival, the people in the community shared the joy and emotion brought by art, and the warmth between neighbors grew.Zh: 明也从中获得了新的创作灵感，不再苦恼于那块“创作瓶颈”。En: Ming also gained new inspiration for his writing and was no longer troubled by the “creative block.” He realized that true value doesn't lie in widespread recognition, but in the heartfelt process of creation.Zh: 他意识到，真正的价值不在于广泛的认同，而在于用心创造的过程。En: The community, under the warm glow of the lights, regained its vitality.Zh: 小区在暖暖的灯光中重新焕发了活力，大家一起迎接着新年的到来，把对未来的期许写在夜空中。En: Everyone welcomed the arrival of the New Year together, writing their hopes for the future across the night sky.Zh: 雪花仍在飘着，但每个人的心中都感受到了一种温暖的平和。En: The snowflakes continued to fall, but a sense of warmth and peace filled every heart. Vocabulary Words:fluttering: 飞舞的snowflakes: 雪花residential: 居民quiet: 安静surrounded: 围着joyful: 欢乐的ambiance: 氛围mysterious: 神秘occurrence: 事情unsign: 没有署名speculated: 猜测purpose: 目的middle-aged: 中年struggling: 挣扎frozen: 冻结anxious: 焦躁inspiration: 灵感alert: 清醒observe: 观察clues: 蛛丝马迹howled: 凛冽streetlamp: 路灯figure: 身影convey: 传达artist: 艺术家exhibition: 展示contributions: 贡献vitality: 活力warmth: 温暖peace: 平和
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Today, we'll talk about the life of Xiao Qian, a Chinese writer, war correspondent, translator and cultural ambassador whose words bridged China and the world across wars, revolutions, and a century of change.
A inteligência artificial, em seus múltiplos sentidos, tem dominado a agenda pública e até mesmo o direcionamento do capital das grandes empresas de tecnologia. Mas você já parou para pensar na infraestrutura gigantesca que dê conta de sustentar o crescimento acelerado das IAs? O futuro e o presente da inteligência artificial passa pela existência dos datacenters. E agora é mais urgente que nunca a gente discutir esse assunto. Estamos vendo um movimento se concretizar, que parece mais uma forma de colonialismo digital: com a crescente resistência à construção de datacenters nos países no norte global, empresas e governos parecem estar convencidos a trazer essas infraestruturas imensas com todos os seus impactos negativos ao sul global. Nesse episódio Yama Chiodi e Damny Laya conversam com pesquisadores, ativistas e atingidos para tentar aprofundar o debate sobre a infraestrutura material das IAs. A gente conversa sobre o que são datacenters e como eles impactam e irão impactar nossas vidas. No segundo episódio, recuperamos movimentos de resistência a sua instalação no Brasil e como nosso país se insere no debate, seguindo a perspectiva de ativistas e de pesquisadores da área que estão buscando uma regulação mais justa para esses grandes empreendimentos. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ROTEIRO [ vinheta da série ] [ Começa bio-unit ] YAMA: A inteligência artificial, em seus múltiplos sentidos, tem dominado a agenda pública e até mesmo o direcionamento do capital das grandes empresas de tecnologia. Mas você já parou para pensar na infraestrutura gigantesca que dê conta de sustentar o crescimento acelerado das IA? DAMNY: O futuro e o presente da inteligência artificial passa pela existência dos data centers. E agora é mais urgente que nunca a gente discutir esse assunto. Estamos vendo um movimento se concretizar, que parece mais uma forma de colonialismo digital: com a crescente resistência à construção de datacenters nos países no norte global, empresas e governos parecem estar convencidos a trazer os datacenters com todos os seus impactos negativos ao sul global. YAMA: Nós conversamos com pesquisadores, ativistas e atingidos e em dois episódios nós vamos tentar aprofundar o debate sobre a infraestrutura material das IAs. No primeiro, a gente conversa sobre o que são datacenters e como eles impactam e irão impactar nossas vidas. DAMNY: No segundo, recuperamos movimentos de resistência a sua instalação no Brasil e como nosso país se insere no debate, seguindo a perspectiva de ativistas e de pesquisadores da área que estão buscando uma regulação mais justa para esses grandes empreendimentos. [ tom baixo ] YAMA: Eu sou o Yama Chiodi, jornalista de ciência e pesquisador do campo das mudanças climáticas. Se você já é ouvinte do oxigênio pode ter me ouvido aqui na série cidade de ferro ou no episódio sobre antropoceno. Ao longo dos últimos meses investiguei os impactos ambientais das inteligências artificiais para um projeto comum entre o LABMEM, o laboratório de mudança tecnológica, energia e meio ambiente, e o oxigênio. Em setembro passado, o Damny se juntou a mim pra gente construir esses episódios juntos. E não por acaso. O Damny publicou em outubro passado um relatório sobre os impactos socioambientais dos data centers no Brasil, intitulado “Não somos quintal de data center”. O link para o relatório completo se encontra disponível na descrição do episódio. Bem-vindo ao Oxigênio, Dam. DAMNY: Oi Yama. Obrigado pelo convite pra construir junto esses episódios. YAMA: É um prazer, meu amigo. DAMNY: Eu também atuo como jornalista de ciência e sou pesquisador de governança da internet já há algum tempo. Estou agora trabalhando como jornalista e pesquisador aqui no LABJOR, mas quando escrevi o relatório eu tava trabalhando como pesquisador-consultor na ONG IDEC, Instituto de Defesa de Consumidores. YAMA: A gente começa depois da vinheta. [ Termina Bio Unit] [ Vinheta Oxigênio ] [ Começa Documentary] YAMA: Você já deve ter ouvido na cobertura midiática sobre datacenters a formulação que te diz quantos litros de água cada pergunta ao chatGPT gasta. Mas a gente aqui não gosta muito dessa abordagem. Entre outros motivos, porque ela reduz o problema dos impactos socioambientais das IA a uma questão de consumo individual. E isso é um erro tanto político como factual. Calcular quanta água gasta cada pergunta feita ao ChatGPT tira a responsabilidade das empresas e a transfere aos usuários, escondendo a verdadeira escala do problema. Mesmo que o consumo individual cresça de modo acelerado e explosivo, ele sempre vai ser uma pequena fração do problema. Data centers operam em escala industrial, computando quantidades incríveis de dados para treinar modelos e outros serviços corporativos. Um único empreendimento pode consumir em um dia mais energia do que as cidades que os abrigam consomem ao longo de um mês. DAMNY: Nos habituamos a imaginar a inteligência artificial como uma “nuvem” etérea, mas, na verdade, ela só existe a partir de data centers monstruosos que consomem quantidades absurdas de recursos naturais. Os impactos sociais e ambientais são severos. Data centers são máquinas de consumo de energia, água e terra, e criam poluição do ar e sonora, num modelo que reforça velhos padrões de racismo ambiental. O desenvolvimento dessas infraestruturas frequentemente acontece à margem das comunidades afetadas, refazendo a cartilha global da injustiça ambiental. Ao seguir suas redes, perceberemos seus impactos em rios, no solo, no ar, em territórios indígenas e no crescente aumento da demanda por minerais críticos e, por consequência, de práticas minerárias profundamente destrutivas. YAMA: De acordo com a pesquisadora Tamara Kneese, diretora do programa de Clima, Tecnologia e Justiça do instituto de pesquisa Data & Society, com quem conversamos, essa infraestrutura está criando uma nova forma de colonialismo tecnológico. Os danos ambientais são frequentemente direcionados para as comunidades mais vulneráveis, de zonas rurais às periferias dos grandes centros urbanos, que se tornam zonas de sacrifício para o progresso dessa indústria. DAMNY: Além disso, a crescente insatisfação das comunidades do Norte Global com os data centers tem provocado o efeito colonial de uma terceirização dessas estruturas para o Sul Global. E o Brasil não apenas não é exceção como parece ser um destino preferencial por sua alta oferta de energia limpa. [pausa] E com o aval do governo federal, que acaba de publicar uma medida provisória chamada REDATA, cujo objetivo é atrair data centers ao Brasil com isenção fiscal e pouquíssimas responsabilidades. [ Termina Documentary] [tom baixo ] VOICE OVER: BLOCO 1 – O QUE SÃO DATA CENTERS? YAMA: Pra entender o que são data centers, a gente precisa antes de tudo de entender que a inteligência artificial não é meramente uma nuvem etérea que só existe virtualmente. Foi assim que a gente começou nossa conversa com a pesquisadora estadunidense Tamara Kneese. Ela é diretora do programa de Clima, Tecnologia e Justiça do instituto de pesquisa Data & Society. TAMARA: PT – BR [ Eu acho que o problema da nossa relação com a computação é que a maioria parte do tempo a gente não pensa muito sobre a materialidade dos sistemas informacionais e na cadeia de suprimentos que permitem que eles existam. Tudo que a gente faz online não depende só dos nossos aparelhos, ou dos serviços de nuvem que a gente contrata, mas de uma cadeia muito maior. De onde ver o hardware que a gente usa? Que práticas de trabalho são empregadas nessa cadeia? E então, voltando à cadeia de suprimentos, pensar sobre os materiais brutos e os minerais críticos e outras formas de extração, abusos de direitos humanos e trabalhistas que estão diretamente relacionados à produção dos materiais que precisamos pra computação em geral. ] So I think, you know, the problem with our relationship to computing is that, most of the time, we don’t really think that much about the materiality of the computing system and the larger supply chain. You know, thinking about the fact that, of course, everything we do relies not just on our own device, or the particular cloud services that we subscribe to, but also on a much larger supply chain. So, where does the hardware come from, that we are using, and what kind of labor practices are going into that? And then be, you know, further back in the supply chain, thinking about raw materials and critical minerals and other forms of extraction, and human rights abuses and labor abuses that also go into the production of the raw materials that we need for computing in general. DAMNY: A Tamara já escreveu bastante sobre como a metáfora da nuvem nos engana, porque ela dificulta que a gente enxergue a cadeia completa que envolve o processamento de tantos dados. E isso se tornou uma questão muito maior com a criação dos chatbots e das IAs generativas. YAMA: Se a pandemia já representou uma virada no aumento da necessidade de processamento de dados, quando passamos a ir à escola e ao trabalho pelo computador, o boom das IA generativas criou um aumento sem precedentes da necessidade de expandir essas cadeias. DAMNY: E na ponta da infraestrutura de todas as nuvens estão os data centers. Mais do que gerar enormes impactos sócio-ambientais, eles são as melhores formas de enxergar que o ritmo atual da expansão das IAs não poderá continuar por muito tempo, por limitações físicas. Não há terra nem recursos naturais que deem conta disso. YAMA: A gente conversou com a Cynthia Picolo, que é Diretora Executiva do LAPIN, o Laboratório de Políticas Públicas e Internet. O LAPIN tem atuado muito contra a violação de direitos na implementação de data centers no Brasil e a gente ainda vai conversar mais sobre isso. DAMNY: Uma das coisas que a Cynthia nos ajudou a entender é como não podemos dissociar as IAs dos data centers. CYNTHIA: Existe uma materialidade por trás. Existe uma infraestrutura física, que são os data centers. Então os data centers são essas grandes estruturas que são capazes de armazenar, processar e transferir esses dados, que são os dados que são os processamentos que vão fazer com que a inteligência artificial possa acontecer, possa se desenvolver, então não existe sem o outro. Então falar de IA é falar de Datacenter. Então não tem como desassociar. YAMA: Mas como é um datacenter? A Tamara descreve o que podemos ver em fotos e vídeos na internet. TAMARA: [ Sim, de modo geral, podemos dizer que os data centers são galpões gigantes de chips, servidores, sistemas em redes e quando você olha pra eles, são todos muitos parecidos, prédios quadrados sem nada muito interessante. Talvez você nem saiba que é um data center se não observar as luzes e perceber que é uma estrutura enorme sem pessoas, sem trabalhadores. ] Yeah, so, you know, essentially, they’re like giant warehouses of chips, of servers, of networked systems, and, you know, they look like basically nondescript square buildings, very similar. And you wouldn’t really know that it’s a data center unless you look at the lighting, and you kind of realize that something… like, it’s not inhabited by people or workers, really. DAMNY: No próximo bloco a gente tenta resumir os principais problemas socioambientais que os data centers já causam e irão causar com muita mais intensidade no futuro. [tom baixo ] VOICE OVER: BLOCO 2 – A ENORME LISTA DE PROBLEMAS YAMA: O consumo de energia é provavelmente o problema mais conhecido dos data centers e das IAs. Segundo dados da Agência Internacional de Energia, a IEA, organização internacional da qual o Brasil faz parte, a estimativa para o ano de 2024 é que os data centers consumiram cerca de 415 TWh. A cargo de comparação, segundo a Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, instituto de pesquisa público associado ao Ministério das Minas e Energia, o Brasil consumiu no ano de 2024 cerca de 600 TWh. DAMNY: Segundo o mesmo relatório da Agência Internacional de Energia, a estimativa é que o consumo de energia elétrica por datacenters em 2030 vai ser de pelo menos 945 TWh, o que representaria 3% de todo consumo global projetado. Quando a gente olha pras estimativas de outras fontes, contudo, podemos dizer que essas são projeções até conservadoras. Especialmente considerando o impacto da popularização das chamadas LLM, ou grandes modelos de linguagem – aqueles YAMA: Ou seja, mesmo com projeções conservadoras, os data centers do mundo consumiriam em 2030, daqui a menos de cinco anos, cerca de 50% a mais de energia que o Brasil inteiro consome hoje. Segundo a IEA, em 2030 o consumo global de energia elétrica por data centers deve ser equivalente ao consumo da Índia, o país mais populoso do mundo. E há situações locais ainda mais precárias. DAMNY: É o caso da Irlanda. Segundo reportagem do New York Times publicada em outubro passado, espera-se que o consumo de energia elétrica por data centers por lá represente pelo menos 30% do consumo total do país nos próximos anos. Mas porquê os datacenters consomem tanta energia? TAMARA: [ Então, particularmente com o tipo de IA que as empresas estão investindo agora, há uma necessidade de chips e GPUs muito mais poderosos, de modo que os data centers também são sobre prover energia o suficiente pra todo esse poder computacional que demandam o treinamento e uso de grandes modelos de linguagem. Os data centers são estruturas incrivelmente demandantes de energia e água. A água em geral serve para resfriar os servidores, então tem um número considerável de sistemas de cooling que usam água. Além disso tudo, você também precisa de fontes alternativas de energia, porque algumas vezes, uma infraestrutura tão demandante de energia precisa recorrer a geradores para garantir que o data center continue funcionando caso haja algum problema na rede elétrica. ] So, you know, particularly with the kinds of AI that companies are investing in right now, there’s a need for more powerful chips, GPUs, and so Data centers are also about providing enough energy and computational power for these powerful language models to be trained and then used. And so the data center also, you know, in part because it does require so much energy, and it’s just this incredibly energy-intensive thing, you also need water. And the water comes from having to cool the servers, and so… So there are a number of different cooling systems that use water. And then on top of that, you also need backup energy sources, so sometimes, because there’s such a draw on the power grid, you have to have backup generators to make sure that the data center can keep going if something happens with the grid. YAMA: E aqui a gente começa a entender o tamanho do problema. Os data centers são muitas vezes construídos em lugares que já sofrem com infraestruturas precárias de eletricidade e com a falta de água potável. Então eles criam problemas de escassez onde não havia e aprofundam essa escassez em locais onde isso já era uma grande questão – como a região metropolitana de Fortaleza sobre a qual falaremos no próximo episódio, que está em vias de receber um enorme data center do Tiktok. DAMNY: É o que também relatam os moradores de Querétaro, no México, que vivem na região dos data centers da Microsoft. A operação dos data centers da Microsoft gerou uma crise sem precedentes, com quedas frequentes de energia e o interrompimento do abastecimento de água que muitas vezes duram semanas. Os data-centers impactaram de tal forma as comunidades que escolas cancelaram aulas e, indiretamente, foram responsáveis por uma crise de gastroenterite entre crianças. YAMA: E isso nos leva pro segundo ponto. O consumo de água, minerais críticos e outros recursos naturais. TAMARA: [O problema da energia tem recebido mais atenção, porque é uma fonte de ansiedade também. Pensar sobre o aumento da demanda de energia em tempos em que supostamente estaríamos transicionando para deixar de usar energias fósseis, o que obviamente pode ter efeitos devastadores. Mas eu acredito que num nível mais local, o consumo de água é mais relevante. Nós temos grandes empresas indo às áreas rurais do México, por exemplo, e usando toda a água disponível e basicamente deixando as pessoas sem água. E isso é incrivelmente problemático. Então isso acontece em áreas que já tem problemas de abastecimento de água, onde as pessoas já não tem muito poder de negociação com as empresas. Não têm poder político pra isso. São lugares tratados como zonas de sacrifício, algo que já vimos muitas vezes no mundo, especialmente em territórios indígenas. Então as consequências são na verdade muito maiores do que só problemas relacionados à energia. ] I think the energy problem has probably gotten the most attention, just because it is a source of anxiety, too, so thinking about, you know, energy demand at a time when we’re supposed to be transitioning away from fossil fuels. And clearly, the effects that that can have will be devastating. But I think on a local level, things like the water consumption can matter more. So, you know, if we have tech companies moving into rural areas in Mexico and, you know, using up all of their water and basically preventing people in the town from having access to water. That is incredibly problematic. So I think, you know, in water-stressed areas and areas where the people living in a place don’t have as much negotiating power with the company. Don’t have as much political power, and especially if places are basically already treated as sacrifice zones, which we’ve seen repeatedly many places in the world, with Indigenous land in particular, you know, I think the consequences may go far beyond just thinking about, you know, the immediate kind of energy-related problems. YAMA: Existem pelo menos quatro fins que tornam os data centers máquinas de consumir água. O mais direto e local é a água utilizada na refrigeração de todo equipamento que ganha temperatura nas atividades de computação, o processo conhecido como cooling. Essa prática frequentemente utiliza água potável. Apesar de já ser extremamente relevante do ponto de vista de consumo, essa é apenas uma das formas de consumo abundante de água. DAMNY: Indiretamente, os data centers também consomem a água relacionada ao seu alto consumo de energia, em especial na geração de energia elétrica em usinas hidrelétricas e termelétricas. Também atrelada ao consumo energético, está o uso nas estações de tratamento de água, que visam tratar a água com resíduos gerada pelo data center para tentar reduzir a quantidade de água limpa utilizada. YAMA: Por fim, a cadeia de suprimentos de chips e servidores que compõem os data centers requer água ultrapura e gera resíduos químicos. Ainda que se saiba que esse fator gera gastos de água e emissões de carbono relevantes, os dados são super obscuros, entre outros motivos, porque a maioria dos dados que temos sobre o consumo de água em data centers são fornecidos pelas próprias empresas. CYNTHIA: A água e os minérios são componentes também basilares para as estruturas de datacenter, que são basilares para o funcionamento da inteligência artificial. (…). E tem toda uma questão, como eu disse muitas vezes, captura um volume gigante de água doce. E essa água que é retornada para o ecossistema, muitas vezes não é compensada da água que foi capturada. Só que as empresas também têm uma promessa em alguns relatórios, você vai ver que elas têm uma promessa até de chegar em algum ponto para devolver cento e vinte por cento da água. Então a empresa está se comprometendo a devolver mais água do que ela capturou. Só que a realidade é o quê? É outra. Então, a Google, por exemplo, nos últimos cinco anos, reportou um aumento de cento e setenta e sete por cento do uso de água. A Microsoft mais trinta e oito e a Amazon sequer reporta o volume de consumo de água. Então uma lacuna tremenda para uma empresa desse porte, considerando todo o setor de Data centers. Mas tem toda essa questão da água, que é muito preocupante, não só por capturar e o tratamento dela e como ela volta para o meio ambiente, mas porque há essa disputa também com territórios que têm uma subsistência muito específica de recursos naturais, então existe uma disputa aí por esse recurso natural entre comunidade e empreendimento. DAMNY: Nessa fala da Cynthia a gente observa duas coisas importantes: a primeira é que não existe data center sem água para resfriamento, de modo que o impacto local da instalação de um empreendimento desses é uma certeza irrefutável. E é um dano contínuo. Enquanto ele estiver em operação ele precisará da água. É como se uma cidade de grande porte chegasse de repente, demandando uma quantidade de água e energia que o local simplesmente não tem para oferecer. E na hora de escolher entre as pessoas e empreendimentos multimilionários, adivinha quem fica sem água e com a energia mais cara? YAMA: A segunda coisa importante que a Cynthia fala é quando ela nos chama a atenção sobre a demanda por recursos naturais. Nós sabemos que recursos naturais são escassos. Mais do que isso, recursos naturais advindos da mineração têm a sua própria forma de impactos sociais e ambientais, o que vemos frequentemente na Amazônia brasileira. O que acontecerá com os data centers quando os recursos naturais locais já não forem suficientes para seu melhor funcionamento? Diante de uma computação que passa por constante renovação pela velocidade da obsolescência, o que acontece com o grande volume de lixo eletrônico gerado por data centers? Perguntas que não têm resposta. DAMNY: A crise geopolítica em torno dos minerais conhecidos como terra-rara mostra a complexidade política e ambiental do futuro das IA do ponto de vista material e das suas cadeias de suprimento. No estudo feito pelo LAPIN, a Cynthia nos disse que considera que esse ponto do aumento da demanda por minerais críticos que as IA causam é um dos pontos mais opacos nas comunicações das grandes empresas de tecnologia sobre o impacto de seus data centers. CYNTHIA: E outro ponto de muita, muita lacuna, que eu acho que do nosso mapeamento, desses termos mais de recursos naturais. A cadeia de extração mineral foi o que mais foi opaco, porque, basicamente, as empresas não reportam nada sobre essa extração mineral e é muito crítico, porque a gente sabe que muitos minérios vêm também de zonas de conflito. Então as grandes empresas, pelo menos as três que a gente mapeou, elas têm ali um trechinho sobre uma prestação de contas da cadeia mineral. Tudo que elas fazem é falar que elas seguem um framework específico da OCDE sobre responsabilização. YAMA: Quando as empresas falam de usar energias limpas e de reciclar a água utilizada, eles estão se desvencilhando das responsabilidades sobre seus datacenters. Energia limpa não quer dizer ausência de impacto ambiental. Pras grandes empresas, as fontes de energia limpa servem para gerar excedente e não para substituir de fato energias fósseis. Você pode ter um data center usando majoritariamente energia solar no futuro, mas isso não muda o fato de que ele precisa funcionar 24/7 e as baterias e os geradores a diesel estarão sempre lá. Além disso, usinas de reciclagem de água, fazendas de energia solar e usinas eólicas também têm impactos socioambientais importantes. O uso de recursos verdes complexifica o problema de identificar os impactos locais e responsabilidades dos data centers, mas não resolve de nenhuma forma os problemas de infraestrutura e de fornecimento de água e energia causados pelos empreendimentos. DAMNY: É por isso que a gente alerta pra não comprar tão facilmente a história de que cada pergunta pro chatGPT gasta x litros de água. Se você não perguntar nada pro chatGPT hoje, ou se fizer 1000 perguntas, não vai mudar em absolutamente nada o alto consumo de água e os impactos locais destrutivos dos data centers que estão sendo instalados a todo vapor em toda a América Latina. A quantidade de dados e de computação que uma big tech usa para treinar seus modelos, por exemplo, jamais poderá ser equiparada ao consumo individual de chatbots. É como comparar as campanhas que te pedem pra fechar a torneira ao escovar os dentes, enquanto o agro gasta em minutos água que você não vai gastar na sua vida inteira. Em resumo, empresas como Google, Microsoft, Meta e Amazon só se responsabilizam pelos impactos diretamente causados por seus data centers e, mesmo assim, é uma responsabilização muito entre aspas, à base de greenwashing. Você já ouviu falar de greenwashing? CYNTHIA: Essa expressão em inglês nada mais é do que a tradução literal, que é o discurso verde. (…)É justamente o que a gente está conversando. É justamente quando uma empresa finge se preocupar com o meio ambiente para parecer sustentável, mas, na prática, as ações delas não trazem esses benefícios reais e, pelo contrário, às vezes trazem até danos para o meio ambiente. Então, na verdade, é uma forma até de manipular, ou até mesmo enganar as pessoas, os usuários daqueles sistemas ou serviços com discursos e campanhas com esses selos verdes, mas sem comprovar na prática. YAMA: Nesse contexto, se torna primordial que a gente tenha mais consciência de toda a infraestrutura material que está por trás da inteligência artificial. Como nos resumiu bem a Tamara: TAMARA: [ Eu acredito que ter noção da infraestrutura completa que envolve a cadeia da IA realmente ajuda a entender a situação. Mesmo que você esteja usando, supostamente, energia renovável para construir e operar um data center, você ainda vai precisar de muitos outros materiais, chips, minerais e outras coisas com suas próprias cadeias de suprimento. Ou seja, independente da forma de energia utilizada, você ainda vai causar dano às comunidades e destruição ambiental. ] But that… I think that is why having a sense of the entire AI supply chain is really helpful, just in terms of thinking about, you know, even if you’re, in theory, using renewable energy to build a data center, you still are relying on a lot of other materials, including chips, including minerals, and other things that. (…) We’re still, you know, possibly going to be harming communities and causing environmental disruption. [ tom baixo ] YAMA: Antes de a gente seguir pro último bloco, eu queria só dizer que a entrevista completa com a Dra. Tamara Kneese foi bem mais longa e publicada na íntegra no blog do GEICT. O link para a entrevista tá na descrição do episódio, mas se você preferir pode ir direto no bloco do GEICT. [ tom baixo ] VOICE OVER: BLOCO 3 – PROBLEMAS GLOBAIS, PROBLEMAS LOCAIS YAMA: Mesmo conhecendo as cadeias, as estratégias de greenwashing trazem um grande problema à tona, que é uma espécie de terceirização das responsabilidades. As empresas trazem medidas compensatórias que não diminuem em nada o impacto local dos seus data centers. Então tem uma classe de impactos que são globais, como as emissões de carbono e o aumento da demanda por minerais críticos, por exemplo. E globais no sentido de que eles são parte relevante dos impactos dos data centers, mas não estão impactando exatamente nos locais onde foram construídos. CYNTHIA: Google, por exemplo, nesse recorte que a gente fez da pesquisa dos últimos cinco anos, ela simplesmente reportou um aumento de emissão de carbono em setenta e três por cento. Não é pouca coisa. A Microsoft aumentou no escopo dois, que são as emissões indiretas, muito por conta de data centers, porque tem uma diferenciação por escopo, quando a gente fala de emissão de gases, a Microsoft, nesse período de cinco anos, ela quadruplicou o tanto que ela tem emitido. A Amazon aumentou mais de trinta por cento. Então a prática está mostrando que essas promessas estão muito longe de serem atingidas. Só que aí entra um contexto mais de narrativa. Por que elas têm falado e prometido a neutralidade de carbono? Porque há um mecanismo de compensação. (…) Então elas falam que estão correndo, correndo para atingir essa meta de neutralidade de carbono, mas muito por conta dos instrumentos de compensação, compensação ou de crédito de carbono ou, enfim, para uso de energias renováveis. Então se compra esse certificado, se fazem esses contratos, mas, na verdade, não está tendo uma redução de emissão. Está tendo uma compensação. (…) Essa compensação é um mecanismo financeiro, no final do dia. Porque, quando você, enquanto empresa, trabalha na compensação dos seus impactos ambientais e instrumentos contratuais, você está ignorando o impacto local. Então, se eu estou emitindo impactando aqui o Brasil, e estou comprando crédito de carbono em projetos em outra área, o impacto local do meu empreendimento está sendo ignorado. YAMA: E os impactos materiais locais continuam extremamente relevantes. Além do impacto nas infraestruturas locais de energia e de água sobre as quais a gente já falou, há muitas reclamações sobre a poluição do ar gerada pelos geradores, as luzes que nunca desligam e até mesmo a poluição sonora. A Tamara nos contou de um caso curioso de um surto de distúrbios de sono e de enxaqueca que tomou regiões de data centers nos Estados Unidos. TAMARA: [ Uma outra coisa que vale ser lembrada: as pessoas que vivem perto dos data centers tem nos contado que eles são super barulhentos, eles também relatam a poluição visual causada pelas luzes e a poluição sonora. Foi interessante ouvir de comunidades próximas a data centers de mineração de criptomoedas, por exemplo, que os moradores começaram a ter enxaquecas e distúrbios de sono por viverem próximos das instalações. E além de tudo isso, ainda tem a questão da poluição do ar, que é visível a olho nu. Há muitas partículas no ar onde há geradores movidos a diesel para garantir que a energia esteja sempre disponível. ] And the other thing is, you know, for people who live near them, they’re very loud, and so if you talk to people who live near data centers, they will talk about the light pollution, the noise pollution. And it’s been interesting, too, to hear from communities that are near crypto mining facilities, because they will complain of things like migraine headaches and sleep deprivation from living near the facilities. And, you know, the other thing is that the air pollution is quite noticeable. So there’s a lot of particulate matter, particularly in the case of using diesel-fueled backup generators as an energy stopgap. DAMNY: E do ponto de vista dos impactos locais, há um fator importantíssimo que não pode ser esquecido: território. Data centers podem ser gigantes, mas ocupam muito mais espaço que meramente seus prédios, porque sua cadeia de suprimentos demanda isso. Como a água e a energia chegarão até os prédios? Mesmo que sejam usados fontes renováveis de energia, onde serão instaladas as fazendas de energia solar ou as usinas de energia eólica e de tratamento de água? Onde a água contaminada e/ou tratada será descartada? Quem vai fiscalizar? YAMA: E essa demanda sem fim por território esbarra justamente nas questões de racismo ambiental. Porque os territórios que são sacrificados para que os empreendimentos possam funcionar, muito frequentemente, são onde vivem povos originários e populações marginalizadas. Aqui percebemos que a resistência local contra a instalação de data centers é, antes de qualquer coisa, uma questão de justiça ambiental. É o caso de South Memphis nos Estados Unidos, por exemplo. TAMARA: [ Pensando particularmente sobre os tipos de danos causados pelos data centers, não é somente a questão da conta de energia ficar mais cara, ou quantificar a quantidade de energia e água gasta por data centers específicos. A verdadeira questão, na minha opinião, é a relação que existe entre esses danos socioambientais, danos algorítmicos e o racismo ambiental e outras formas de impacto às comunidades que lidam com isso a nível local. Especialmente nos Estados Unidos, com todo esse histórico de supremacia branca e a falta de direitos civis, não é coincidência que locais onde estão comunidades negras, por exemplo, sejam escolhidos como zonas de sacrifício. As comunidades negras foram historicamente preferenciais para todo tipo de empreendimento que demanda sacrificar território, como estradas interestaduais, galpões da Amazon… quer dizer, os data centers são apenas a continuação dessa política histórica de racismo ambiental. E tudo isso se soma aos péssimos acordos feitos a nível local, onde um prefeito e outras lideranças governamentais pensam que estão recebendo algo de grande valor econômico. Em South Memphis, por exemplo, o data center é da xAI. Então você para pra refletir como essa plataforma incrivelmente racista ainda tem a audácia de poluir terras de comunidades negras ainda mais ] I think, the way of framing particular kinds of harm, so, you know, it’s not just about, you know, people’s energy bills going up, or, thinking about how we quantify the energy use or the water use of particular data centers, but really thinking about the relationship between a lot of those social harms and algorithmic harms and the environmental racism and other forms of embodied harms that communities are dealing with on that hyper-local level. And, you know, in this country, with its history of white supremacy and just general lack of civil rights, you know, a lot of the places where Black communities have traditionally been, tend to be, you know, the ones sacrificed for various types of development, like, you know, putting up interstates, putting up warehouses for Amazon and data centers are just a continuation of the what was already happening. And then you have a lot of crooked deals on the local level, where, you know, maybe a mayor and other local officials think that they’re getting something economically of value. In South Memphis, the data center is connected to x AI. And so thinking about this platform that is so racist and so incredibly harmful to Black communities, you know, anyway, and then has the audacity to actually pollute their land even more. DAMNY: Entrando na questão do racismo ambiental a gente se encaminha para o nosso segundo episódio, onde vamos tentar entender como o Brasil se insere na questão dos data centers e como diferentes setores da população estão se organizando para resistir. Antes de encerrar esse episódio, contudo, a gente traz brevemente pra conversa dois personagens que vão ser centrais no próximo episódio. YAMA: Eles nos ajudam a compreender como precisamos considerar a questão dos territórios ao avaliar os impactos. Uma dessas pessoas é a Andrea Camurça, do Instituto Terramar, que está lutando junto ao povo Anacé pelo direito de serem consultados sobre a construção de um data center do TIKTOK em seus territórios. Eu trago agora um trechinho dela falando sobre como mesmo medidas supostamente renováveis se tornam violações territoriais num contexto de racismo ambiental. ANDREA: A gente recebeu notícias agora, recentemente, inclusive ontem, que está previsto um mega empreendimento solar que vai ocupar isso mais para a região do Jaguaribe, que vai ocupar, em média, de equivalente a seiscentos campos de futebol. Então, o que isso representa é a perda de terra. É a perda de água. É a perda do território. É uma diversidade de danos aos povos e comunidades tradicionais que não são reconhecidos, são invisibilizados. Então é vendido como território sem gente, sendo que essas energias chegam dessa forma. Então, assim a gente precisa discutir sobre energias renováveis. A gente precisa discutir sobre soberania energética. A gente precisa discutir sobre soberania digital, sim, mas construída a partir da necessidade do local da soberania dessas populações. DAMNY: A outra pessoa que eu mencionei é uma liderança Indígena, o cacique Roberto Anacé. Fazendo uma ótima conexão que nos ajuda a perceber como os impactos globais e locais dos data centers estão conectados, ele observa como parecemos entrar num novo momento do colonialismo, onde a soberania digital e ambiental do Brasil volta a estar em risco, indo de encontro à violação de terras indígenas. CACIQUE ROBERTO: Há um risco para a questão da biodiversidade, da própria natureza da retirada da água, do aumento de energia, mas também não somente para o território da Serra, mas para todos que fazem uso dos dados. Ou quem expõe esses dados. Ninguém sabe da mão de quem vai ficar, quem vai controlar quem vai ordenar? E para que querem essa colonização? Eu chamo assim que é a forma que a gente tem essa colonização de dados. Acredito eu que a invasão do Brasil em mil e quinhentos foi de uma forma. Agora nós temos a invasão de nossas vidas, não somente para os indígenas, mas de todos, muitas vezes que fala muito bem, mas não sabe o que vai acontecer depois que esses dados estão guardados. Depois que esses dados vão ser utilizados, para que vão ser utilizados, então esses agravos. Ele é para além do território indígena na série. [ tom baixo ] [ Começa Bio Unit ] YAMA: A pesquisa, entrevistas e apresentação desse episódio foi feita pelo Damny Laya e por mim, Yama Chiodi. Eu também fiz o roteiro e a produção. Quem narrou a tradução das falas da Tamara foi Mayra Trinca. O Oxigênio é um podcast produzido pelos alunos do Laboratório de Estudos Avançados em Jornalismo da Unicamp e colaboradores externos. Tem parceria com a Secretaria Executiva de Comunicação da Unicamp e apoio do Serviço de Auxílio ao Estudante, da Unicamp. Além disso, contamos com o apoio da FAPESP, que financia bolsas como a que nos apoia neste projeto de divulgação científica. DAMNY: A lista completa de créditos para os sons e músicas utilizados você encontra na descrição do episódio. Você encontra todos os episódios no site oxigenio.comciencia.br e na sua plataforma preferida. No Instagram e no Facebook você nos encontra como Oxigênio Podcast. Segue lá pra não perder nenhum episódio! Aproveite para deixar um comentário. [ Termina Bio Unit ] [ Vinheta Oxigênio ] Créditos: Aerial foi composta por Bio Unit; Documentary por Coma-Media. Ambas sob licença Creative Commons. Os sons de rolha e os loops de baixo são da biblioteca de loops do Garage Band. 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In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns, John Flavin sits down with Dr. Xiao Han, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarix Imaging, a pioneering medical device company spun out of the University of Chicago. Xiao is transforming the world of cancer surgery with real-time, high-resolution 3D imaging that helps surgeons visualize tumors more clearly and make more precise decisions in the operating room. Before launching Clarix, Xiao spent more than a decade as a medical physics researcher and faculty member at the University of Chicago, developing advanced tomographic imaging technologies and collaborating closely with radiologists, surgeons, and pathologists. His journey—from physics student to inventor to CEO—was shaped by a deep curiosity, an engineering mindset, and a passion for translating scientific breakthroughs into tools that directly improve patient care. Xiao shares the pivotal experience inside a pathology lab that made him leave academia to start Clarix, how the company achieved FDA clearance in under 18 months, and why multidisciplinary collaboration is the key to accelerating innovation. He also offers an inside look into how Clarix's VSI-360 platform is redefining breast cancer surgery and opening the door to a new standard of real-time intraoperative imaging across multiple specialties. Throughout the conversation, Xiao reflects on leadership, translational research, the power of seeing technology used in the OR, and his vision for the future of precision surgery.
Send us a textHere's the story of a first-generation Chinese American filmmaker whose roots in Alhambra and the San Gabriel Valley shape every frame she makes. With a psychology degree from UCLA and a name honoring her parents' immigration lawyer, she crafts grounded family dramas with a hint of fantasy—stories of resilience, friendship, and hope drawn from the immigrant communities she grew up around.She's directed 13 short films and contributed to more than 30 film and video projects with companies like CBS, HBO, and Disney. Along the way she earned recognition in industry pipelines and competitions, including the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge and the 2023 CAPE Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge (presented by the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and Janet Yang Productions).In this episode, we dig into process and pathway: moving from idea to script to screen, casting authentically, building a crew, and translating lived experience into universal cinema. We talk festivals and funding, pitching and partnerships, and how a filmmaker balances creative voice with the practical realities of producing in Los Angeles and the SGV.If you care about Asian American stories, indie filmmaking, or turning personal history into powerful narrative, this conversation is for you. Keywords: Chinese American filmmaker, San Gabriel Valley, Alhambra, UCLA, independent film, short films, women in film, Asian American stories, CAPE, CBS Leadership Pipeline, representation, immigrant family drama, Los Angeles filmmaking.__________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com
Why is it so expensive to build a house in America? That's a question economists, politicians and pundits have argued at length about, but can't agree on. In today's episode of Second Request, executive editor Teddy Downey sits down with Steven Xiao, Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and Ph.D candidate Zheng Liu for a robust discussion about how concentration in the homebuilding sector has led to increased costs and prices. To learn more about The Capitol Forum click here.
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: From Classroom Partners to Lifelong Friends: Li & Xiao's Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-11-04-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在北京的一所公立高中，秋天的晨光透过窗户洒在桌上，学生们穿着整齐的校服在走廊里走动。En: In a public high school in Beijing, the autumn morning light poured through the windows, illuminating the desks, while students dressed neatly in their uniforms moved about the corridors.Zh: 地上铺满了金色的落叶，校园里充满了青春的气息。En: The ground was covered with golden fallen leaves, and the campus was filled with the aura of youth.Zh: 李伟和小明在课堂上第一次被分到了一组。En: Li Wei and Xiao Ming were assigned to a group for the first time in class.Zh: 他们要合作完成一个关于环保的项目。En: They had to collaborate on a project about environmental protection.Zh: 李伟是一个喜欢埋头学习的学生，他总是坐在教室的角落。En: Li Wei was a student who liked to bury his head in his studies, always sitting in the corner of the classroom.Zh: 他不太爱说话，也不太懂得如何与同学相处。En: He wasn't very talkative and didn't quite know how to interact with his classmates.Zh: 而小明正好相反，他聪明活泼，总是被同学们围绕着。En: In contrast, Xiao Ming was smart and lively, always surrounded by classmates.Zh: 但其实，他心里渴望的是真正的朋友，而不是那种表面上的热闹。En: However, deep down, he longed for true friends, rather than superficial buzz.Zh: 项目开始时，李伟有点紧张。En: At the beginning of the project, Li Wei was a bit nervous.Zh: 他怕小明觉得自己无聊。En: He was afraid Xiao Ming would find him boring.Zh: 但小明主动找他，问他一些关于项目的想法。En: But Xiao Ming took the initiative to approach him, asking for his thoughts on the project.Zh: 李伟有些惊讶，但还是慢慢地打开了话匣子。En: Li Wei was somewhat surprised but gradually began to open up.Zh: 他告诉小明自己对环境保护的兴趣，还聊起了家里的宠物猫和周末的爱好。En: He told Xiao Ming about his interest in environmental protection, and chatted about his pet cat and weekend hobbies.Zh: 小明听得很认真，点头表示赞同。En: Xiao Ming listened intently, nodding in agreement.Zh: 他也谈起了自己，谈到自己在学校的压力和对未来的不安。En: He also talked about himself, mentioning the pressure at school and his anxiety about the future.Zh: 李伟耐心地倾听，他们的谈话变得越来越自然。En: Li Wei listened patiently, and their conversation became increasingly natural.Zh: 渐渐地他们发现彼此的很多想法都相似。En: Gradually, they discovered that many of their ideas were similar.Zh: 随着项目的进行，他们的友情也越来越深厚。En: As the project progressed, so did their friendship.Zh: 但有些同学对他们的友谊有些怀疑，认为李伟和小明不可能成为朋友。En: However, some classmates were skeptical of their friendship, believing that Li Wei and Xiao Ming couldn't possibly become friends.Zh: 一次在食堂，几个同学开玩笑嘲笑李伟，小明站出来为他辩护：“李伟很聪明，我很高兴有他这样的朋友。”En: Once in the cafeteria, a few classmates jokingly teased Li Wei, and Xiao Ming stood up to defend him: "Li Wei is very smart, and I'm glad to have a friend like him."Zh: 食堂顿时安静了下来，大家都看着小明。En: The cafeteria suddenly went quiet, everyone watching Xiao Ming.Zh: 李伟感到一阵温暖，他终于感受到了真正的友谊。En: Li Wei felt a wave of warmth; he finally experienced true friendship.Zh: 项目顺利完成，老师给了他们很高的评价。En: The project was successfully completed, and the teacher gave them high praise.Zh: 比赛结束后，他们不仅收获了优秀的成绩，更收获了一段深厚的友情。En: After the competition, they gained not only excellent results but also a deep friendship.Zh: 李伟逐渐变得自信，开始愿意与更多的人交流。En: Li Wei gradually became more confident, starting to engage with more people.Zh: 而小明明白了友情的真正意义，再不是单纯的热闹和表面的幸福。En: Meanwhile, Xiao Ming understood the true meaning of friendship, no longer just seeking lively and superficial happiness.Zh: 他知道，能够遇到李伟这样的朋友，是他最大的幸运。En: He realized that meeting a friend like Li Wei was his greatest fortune.Zh: 秋天的阳光依旧温暖，他们并肩走在校园的操场上，落叶在他们的脚下沙沙作响。En: The autumn sunlight remained warm as they walked side by side on the campus playground, the fallen leaves rustling beneath their feet.Zh: 他们知道，这段友谊在美丽的秋天里种下了根，会在未来更加坚定地成长。En: They knew that this friendship, rooted in the beautiful autumn, would grow stronger in the future. Vocabulary Words:pour: 洒illuminating: 照亮corridors: 走廊aura: 气息collaborate: 合作buried: 埋头interact: 相处superficial: 表面上的initiative: 主动nodding: 点头intently: 认真地skeptical: 怀疑teased: 嘲笑defend: 辩护confidence: 自信engage: 交流fortune: 幸运remain: 依旧playground: 操场rustling: 沙沙作响youth: 青春assigned: 分到anxiety: 不安praise: 评价experienced: 感受lively: 活泼pressure: 压力competition: 比赛gradually: 逐渐meaning: 意义
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GeoAI and Human Geography: The Dawn of a New Spatial Intelligence Era (Springer, 2025) outlines a comprehensive journey into how geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is reshaping our understanding of people and places. Merging traditional geographic inquiry with AI technologies, it offers a holistic view of digital tools and advanced algorithms that redefine human geography. Across twenty‐eight chapters, the book chronicles the evolution of geographic thought into the GeoAI era. Innovative methodologies--from explainable spatial analysis and natural language processing to human-centered computer vision and high-performance computing--reveal new patterns and relationships beyond conventional approaches. Each contribution highlights both technical strides in data processing and enriched perspectives on cultural, economic, political, health, and urban studies. Showcasing diverse applications in disaster management, climate change adaptation, and urban planning, the volume demonstrates GeoAI's transformative potential. It also engages with ethical, sustainable, and social challenges, emphasizing that technological innovation must serve real-world impacts and inclusivity. Ideal for researchers, students, and practitioners alike, this volume invites you to explore new frontiers at the intersection of technology and human experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Conquering Fears: A Young Architect's Festival Night in Shanghai Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-10-24-07-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 上海的秋天，黄昏时分，灯光开始点亮城市。En: In the autumn of Shanghai, at dusk, the lights begin to illuminate the city.Zh: 在这座繁华的城市中心，有一栋高耸入云的摩天大楼。En: In the heart of this bustling metropolis stands a skyscraper that pierces the clouds.Zh: 温，一位年轻的建筑师，站在这栋大楼的底层，抬头望着层层高处。En: Wen, a young architect, stands at the base of this building, looking up at its towering heights.Zh: 他的心中充满了期待和紧张。En: His heart is filled with both anticipation and nervousness.Zh: 这天是中秋节，公司在大楼的顶楼举行聚会。En: This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the company is hosting a party on the top floor of the building.Zh: 大家都会在那里赏月、放灯笼。En: Everyone will be there to admire the moon and light lanterns.Zh: 温一直想要参加，但他有一个秘密——他非常怕高。En: Wen has always wanted to attend, but he has a secret—he is very afraid of heights.Zh: 他的朋友们，莉和小，已经在顶楼等他了，而温却在犹豫不决。En: His friends, Li and Xiao, are already waiting for him on the top floor, but Wen is hesitant.Zh: “温，加油！En: "Wen, you can do it!"Zh: ”莉在电话里鼓励他，“你来吧，我们都在等你。En: Li encourages him over the phone, "Come on, we're all waiting for you."Zh: ”温深吸一口气。En: Wen takes a deep breath.Zh: 他决定面对自己的恐惧。En: He decides to face his fear.Zh: 他走进电梯，按下了那个让他心跳加速的按钮——顶楼。En: He steps into the elevator and presses the button that makes his heart race—the top floor.Zh: 电梯在上升，温的手心出汗，但他的内心却有一种不可思议的平静。En: As the elevator ascends, Wen's palms sweat, but inside, he feels an incredible calm.Zh: 电梯到达顶层，门缓缓打开。En: The elevator reaches the top floor, and the door slowly opens.Zh: 温深吸一口气，走了出来。En: Wen takes a deep breath and steps out.Zh: 他的腿有些发软，但看到周围挂满灯笼，大家的笑声和声音都让他感到温暖。En: His legs feel a bit shaky, but seeing the lanterns all around, and hearing everyone's laughter and voices makes him feel warm.Zh: 他努力不去看楼下，只专注于眼前美丽的夜景。En: He tries hard not to look down and focuses only on the beautiful night view in front of him.Zh: 莉和小看到了温，激动地招手。En: Li and Xiao see Wen and wave excitedly.Zh: “温，你来了！En: "You made it!"Zh: ”大家围了过来，纷纷表示欢迎。En: Everyone gathers around to welcome him.Zh: 就在这时，空中漂起一个个纸制的灯笼，静静地飞向夜空。En: At that moment, paper lanterns float up into the sky, quietly soaring into the night.Zh: 温的心情仿佛被这晚风吹得轻盈了，恐惧渐渐消散。En: Wen feels as though his mood is lightened by the evening breeze, and the fear gradually dissipates.Zh: 他发现自己不仅战胜了对高度的恐惧，还找到了与朋友、同事们之间更深的联系。En: He realizes that not only has he overcome his fear of heights, but he has also found a deeper connection with his friends and colleagues.Zh: 夜空中，成群的灯笼慢慢升起，温仰望着，心中充满了新找到的自信和无比的满足。En: In the night sky, groups of lanterns slowly rise, and Wen gazes upward, feeling a newfound confidence and immense satisfaction.Zh: 这一次，他不仅是来赏月，更是突破了自己。En: This time, he is not just here to admire the moon but to overcome himself.Zh: 这是一个特别的中秋节，温也在心里默默许下了一个愿望——无论前方还有什么阻碍，他都愿意勇敢面对。En: This was a special Mid-Autumn Festival, and Wen silently made a wish in his heart—no matter what obstacles lie ahead, he is willing to face them bravely.Zh: 这一刻，他也同样如那些灯笼一样，向上，向着更大的世界飞去。En: At this moment, he is just like those lanterns, rising and flying towards a bigger world. Vocabulary Words:autumn: 秋天dusk: 黄昏illuminate: 点亮metropolis: 城市skyscraper: 摩天大楼pierces: 高耸入云anticipation: 期待nervousness: 紧张lanterns: 灯笼hesitant: 犹豫不决encourages: 鼓励ascends: 上升calm: 平静shaky: 发软laughter: 笑声gradually: 渐渐dissipates: 消散connection: 联系confidence: 自信obstacles: 阻碍admire: 赏overcome: 战胜immense: 无比satisfaction: 满足bravely: 勇敢elevator: 电梯palms: 手心sweat: 出汗wish: 愿望breeze: 晚风
Youtube Video of podcast Shownotes and Links In this episode, adamd and Zardus welcome Robert Xiao, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and a seasoned CTF player. The conversation explores Robert's journey from a background in human-computer interaction to becoming a prominent figure in the CTF community. They discuss his early experiences with game hacking, the challenges of CTFs, and how these experiences have influenced his research and professional development. The episode highlights the importance of community and collaboration in the CTF space, as well as the intersection of technical skills and human factors in computer science. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the hacker mentality and its significance in research and development. They discuss the differences in mindset between various research fields, the importance of innovation through hacking, and the balance between competitive programming and academic research. The conversation also touches on the evolution of Capture The Flag (CTF) teams, the impact of teaching on students, and the personal journeys of the speakers in the realm of security research and challenges. Links Robert's website
These diseases - West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - are named for the places where outbreaks happened. But they're also all things you get from being bitten by mosquitoes or ticks. Research: Balasubramanian, Chandana. “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF): The Deadly Tick-borne Disease That Inspired a Hit Movie.” Gideon. 9/1/2022. https://www.gideononline.com/blogs/rocky-mountain-spotted-fever/ Barbour AG, Benach JL2019.Discovery of the Lyme Disease Agent. mBio10:10.1128/mbio.02166-19.https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02166-19 Bay Area Lyme Foundation. “History of Lyme Disease.” https://www.bayarealyme.org/about-lyme/history-lyme-disease/ Caccone, Adalgisa. “Ancient History of Lyme Disease in North America Revealed with Bacterial Genomes.” Yale School of Medicine. 8/28/2017. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/ancient-history-of-lyme-disease-in-north-america-revealed-with-bacterial-genomes/ Chowning, William M. “Studies in Pyroplasmosis Hominis.("Spotted Fever" or "Tick Fever" of the Rocky Mountains.).” The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1/2/1904. https://archive.org/details/jstor-30071629/page/n29/mode/1up Elbaum-Garfinkle, Shana. “Close to home: a history of Yale and Lyme disease.” The Yale journal of biology and medicine vol. 84,2 (2011): 103-8. Farris, Debbie. “Lyme disease older than human race.” Oregon State University. 5/29/2014. https://science.oregonstate.edu/IMPACT/2014/05/lyme-disease-older-than-human-race Galef, Julia. “Iceman Was a Medical Mess.” Science. 2/29/2012. https://www.science.org/content/article/iceman-was-medical-mess Gould, Carolyn V. “Combating West Nile Virus Disease — Time to Revisit Vaccination.” New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 388, No. 18. 4/29/2023. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2301816 Harmon, Jim. “Harmon’s Histories: Montana’s Early Tick Fever Research Drew Protests, Violence.” Missoula Current. 7/20/2020. https://missoulacurrent.com/ticks/ Hayes, Curtis G. “West Nile Virus: Uganda, 1937, to New York City, 1999.” From West Nile Virus: Detection, Surveillance, and Control. New York : New York Academy of Sciences. 2001. https://archive.org/details/westnilevirusdet0951unse/ Jannotta, Sepp. “Robert Cooley.” Montana State University. 10/12/2012. https://www.montana.edu/news/mountainsandminds/article.html?id=11471 Johnston, B L, and J M Conly. “West Nile virus - where did it come from and where might it go?.” The Canadian journal of infectious diseases = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses vol. 11,4 (2000): 175-8. doi:10.1155/2000/856598 Lloyd, Douglas S. “Circular Letter #12 -32.” 8/3/1976. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dph/dph/infectious_diseases/lyme/1976circularletterpdf.pdf Mahajan, Vikram K. “Lyme Disease: An Overview.” Indian dermatology online journal vol. 14,5 594-604. 23 Feb. 2023, doi:10.4103/idoj.idoj_418_22 MedLine Plus. “West Nile virus infection.” https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007186.htm National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. “History of Rocky Mountain Labs (RML).” 8/16/2023. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-history National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.” https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/rocky-mountain-spotted-fever Rensberger, Boyce. “A New Type of Arthritis Found in Lyme.” New York Times. 7/18/1976. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/07/18/archives/a-new-type-of-arthritis-found-in-lyme-new-form-of-arthritis-is.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock Rucker, William Colby. “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.” Washington: Government Printing Office. 1912. https://archive.org/details/101688739.nlm.nih.gov/page/ Sejvar, James J. “West Nile virus: an historical overview.” Ochsner journal vol. 5,3 (2003): 6-10. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3111838/ Smithburn, K.C. et al. “A Neurotropic Virus Isolated from the Blood of a Native of Uganda.” The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Volume s1-20: Issue 4. 1940. Steere, Allen C et al. “The emergence of Lyme disease.” The Journal of clinical investigation vol. 113,8 (2004): 1093-101. doi:10.1172/JCI21681 Steere, Allen C. et al. “Historical Perspectives.” Zbl. Bakt. Hyg. A 263, 3-6 (1986 ). https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/281837/1-s2.0-S0176672486X80912/1-s2.0-S0176672486800931/main.pdf World Health Organization. “West Nile Virus.” 10/3/2017. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/west-nile-virus Xiao, Y., Beare, P.A., Best, S.M. et al. Genetic sequencing of a 1944 Rocky Mountain spotted fever vaccine. Sci Rep 13, 4687 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31894-0 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Some treasures aren't just hidden—they're buried, wrapped in mystery and legend, and waiting for the right moment to surface and return to the world of human affairs. What's astonishing isn't just that these Dunhuang scrolls survived—but that they journeyed from caves to libraries, and fell into hands that knew enough to recognize them for what they are: threads of ancient medicine waiting to be rewoven into our present.In this conversation with Dr. Qiang Cao and Dr. Yun Xiao, we trace the surprising journey of the Wu Zang Lun—an early text attributed to Zhang Zhongjing that was unearthed in the Dunhuang caves and made their way to London and Paris. More surprising are the texts from Korea and Japan that contain the same material. This discussion is part detective story, part historical odyssey, and a glimpse into how older medical cosmologies continue to whisper through the written perspective of doctors of the past.Listen in as we follow the wandering path of this ancient manuscript, hear the emotional moment of seeing it in person, explore how it connects pulse and physiology, and consider its relevance for clinical practice today.
Anney and Samantha sing the praises of Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, who has done groundbreaking work in the theater world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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