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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about discoveries, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 584 stories have been published about discoveries which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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B.C. police seize guns, fentanyl disguised as dog treats | Globalnews.ca

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Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police

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23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division

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Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary

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‘Sleepy cannabis’: First study to show cannabinol increases sleep

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Scientists use microcellular drones to deliver lung cancer-killing drugs

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Guardian

Guardian

NHS England hopes to save thousands of lives with pill that helps smokers quit

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Reuters

Reuters

23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce, discontinues all therapy programs

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Reuters

US minority veterans face unequal access to Ozempic and Wegovy, study finds

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'Today' host Al Roker says he doesn't judge anyone who uses Ozempic to lose weight

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Guardian

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UK trial to assess if red grape chemical can prevent bowel cancer

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Gizmodo

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A Horrific Caterpillar Fungus Might Hold Cancer-Fighting Potential

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Wired

Wired

The FDA is moving to withdraw oral phenylephrine from over-the-counter decongestant products

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Phys Org

Phys Org

Researchers discover localized pain relief using known chemical reaction

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Home

Robots as small as a grain deliver drugs

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Guardian

Guardian

Children taken away from parents due to misreporting of drug tests, say experts

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CityNews

CityNews

New study suggests possible increase in overdoses after some Toronto safe consumption sites close

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Global News

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Police seize 7 kg of processed fentanyl from rural property in northern Alberta | Globalnews.ca

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CBS News

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Counterfeit weight loss drugs sold online, feeding demand for cheaper options

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Who owns the B.C. properties linked to Canada's largest synthetic drug lab?

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