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We’re up against enormous societal challenges in this 21st century: climate change, a clean energy transition, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and the list goes on. And behind the headlines there’s also a lot of hype. It’s tough to know what scientific and technological advancements will truly create positive change. And when. When will automated vehicles be navigating the streets, and will they be safe? Will quantum computing impact our lives? And how? In this ‘Innovations Uncovered’ series, WebsEdge Founder & CEO, Stephen Horn, digs in to these challenges and identifies the ...

From modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought to rodeos - in this classic collection of essays, Ursula K. Le Guin roves with her customary audacity over the intersecting arenas of literature, feminism, and social responsibility, exploding any received notions she comes across and revealing visionary possibilities in their stead.

In this ground-breaking book, Ben Ramalingam shows that the linear, mechanistic models and assumptions on which foreign aid is built would be more at home in early-20th-century factory floors than in the dynamic, complex world we face today. All around us, we can see the costs and limitations of dealing economies and societies as if they are analogous to machines. The reality is that such social systems have far more in common with ecosystems: They are complex, dynamic, diverse, and unpredictable.

In 1945, both the U.S. State Department and U.S. Intelligence saw Czechoslovakia as the master key to the balance of power in Europe and as a chessboard for the power-game between East and West. Washington believed that the political scene in Prague was the best available indicator of whether the United States would be able to coexist with Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union.

Tonight we cover Shanon Sharpe getting fired from E.S.P.N. and the dangers of thinking with your dick over discipline. We are also cover Gilbert Arenas in an alleged federal indictment over card games. We tackle an elephant in the room destroying success & the people who live life on the edge with no financial and social competence whatsoever.

This is Climate on the Edge, where we explore the frontier of climate interventions and dive into the bold ideas that could shape our planet's future. Hosted by Susan Su. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary The first source describes the resignation of all seven independent directors from 23andMe's board due to disagreements with CEO Anne Wojcicki regarding the company's strategic direction. These disagreements stemmed from Wojcicki's proposal to take the company private, which the board rejected due to a lack of a premium offer to shareholders. The second source discusses the potential future of 23andMe's genetic data as the company faces financial challenges and the possibility of going out of business. While the company emphasizes its commitment to privacy and its policy of anonymizing...

Living on the Edge is a tech podcast with Jason Hoffman, CEO of MobiledgeX and Dan Benjamin discussing the latest news and strategies around everything edge, cloud, mobility and more.

"Attack on Baton Rouge Officers Jolts a Nation on Edge" is from the July 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Bloom, Richard Fausset and Mike McPhate and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Cruising on the cutting edge! Join me for the thrilling ride of our lifetimes. One that never ends and only gets better every moment we are alive. I am talking about the innovations, the breakthroughs, the cures, and the mission impossibles that come from universities around the country. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzd2rPXoDvTnBQcFp33g2A

"In a Desolate Spot on Jordan's Edge, Desperate Syrian Refugees" is from the July 01, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rana F. Sweis and Somini Sengupta and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Welcome to Champions & Challengers, hosted by leading Midwest law firm, Bricker Graydon Wyatt. Featuring innovative CEOs and founders, legal advisors, and industry professionals from the world of FinTech, this limited series podcast will explore business, technology, and regulatory trends, as well as legal developments that are reshaping the financial services industry.

The proud owner of a sprawling £14 million estate in the Cotswolds, boasting a stable of eventing horses, a fleet of supercars and neighbouring the royal family, Neil Woodford was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation. But, in 2019, after a stream of poorly judged investments, Woodford's asset management company collapsed, trapping hundreds of thousands of rainy-day savers in his flagship fund and hanging £3.6 billion in the balance.

Eddie Mercado, Stephie Haynes & other fight analysts from the Bloody Elbow Team interview fighters, & combat sports insiders with cutting edge questions you won’t find on any other MMA resource. themmadrawpodcast.substack.com