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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 epidemics & outbreaks, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 850 stories have been published about epidemics & outbreaks which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Scientific American

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We May Not Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines when We Need Them

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Haiti: MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks

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CBS News

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As "walking pneumonia" spreads, ER visits surge for sick babies

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Fire at Burnaby apartment displaces about 100 residents

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Lucy Letby 'likely murdered more children', doctor tells inquiry

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Here's what you need to know about mpox after CDC sent alert to doctors

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VOA

VOA

California reports possible bird flu case in child

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Dozens fall ill with norovirus on month-long cruise between Singapore and California

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Major disparities in smoking rates based on ethnicity, income and sexual orientation: Surgeon general

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Global News

Global News

2 Vancouver Island hospitals get unsanctioned overdose prevention sites | Globalnews.ca

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ABC7 New York

ABC7 New York

New York Gov. Hochul signs legislation allowing greater access to fluoride treatments for kids

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WFTV

WFTV

WHO, CDC warn measles cases are increasing in America and worldwide

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vancouversun

vancouversun

Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites — without government blessing

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VANCOUVER

VANCOUVER

'Saving lives is not controversial': B.C. doctors set up 'unsanctioned' overdose prevention sites at hospitals

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LRT

LRT

Undersea cable between Lithuania and Sweden damaged â Telia

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BBC

BBC

Swansea fire: 'Electrical work' carried out at home where boy died

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Yle News

Yle News

Finland issues crisis preparedness guide for households

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Guardian

Guardian

Floods, explosions and asbestos: Thames Water faces potential problems on all fronts

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The Hill

The Hill

US confirms first case of more aggressive mpox strain

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BBC

BBC

Islanders bid a fond farewell to MV Hebridean Isles

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