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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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News from infectious diseases

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about infectious diseases, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 10 stories have been published about infectious diseases which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

New virus uncovered in China—is this a sign tick-borne diseases are on the rise?

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Discovery of vector-borne disease that's new to Europe has governments on high alert — here's what you should know

The Cool Down

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VOA

VOA

Congo struggles to contain mpox; here’s why

VOA

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Latest news stories

ABC News

ABC News

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

ABC News

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Wired

Wired

RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids

Wired

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NBC News

NBC News

What is West Nile, the virus that sent Dr. Anthony Fauci to the hospital?

NBC News

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Latest News & Current Event Updates | Yahoo News Singapore

Latest News & Current Event Updates | Yahoo News Singapore

Singapore confirms first local case of monkeypox

Latest News & Current Event Updates | Yahoo News Singapore

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica

“Slapped cheek” virus is surging across Europe and US, CDC warns

Ars Technica

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CU Anschutz Newsroom

CU Anschutz Newsroom

New Study Looks at Drug Exposures of COVID-19 Therapy for Pregnant People

CU Anschutz Newsroom

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Reuters

Reuters

Australian triathletes have been taking E-coli medicine for a month

Reuters

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