Have You Heard George’s Podcast? makes podcast history as first UK podcast to win a Peabody Award Have You Heard George’s Podcast? by George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet, and collaborator Benbrick has won a 2019 Peabody Award, making it the first podcast outside of the United States to win this prestigious award. […]
Consumer Physics’ pocket-size solution enables farmers, agronomists and seed producers to test larger areas, project the optimal harvest time, save lab and dry-down costs, and increase yield potential Ag-tech startup Consumer Physics is unveiling the world’s first corn moisture analysis solution that provides results in seconds, in the field, directly on the cob, without shelling. The […]
Is it unmanly to wear a mask? Journalist and attorney Marian Lindberg, author of the new book Scandal on Plum Island, has written an article (see attached) exploring this question and its implications for the fight to control the spread of Coronavirus in the US and around the world. Masculinity and manliness have deep roots in the US political sphere and […]
The “angry voter hypothesis” is a popular narrative that many voters are driven to the polls by economic anxiety. But a new study shows that hundreds of thousands of Americans hit by the 2008 recession actually avoided participating in subsequent elections. The same phenomenon could happen this November as the United States experiences historic levels […]
Why does the coronavirus kill some Americans, while leaving others relatively unscathed? A new study by researchers at the MIT Sloan School of Management sheds light on that question. The study, by Christopher R. Knittel, the George P. Shultz Professor of Applied Economics at MIT Sloan, and Bora Ozaltun, a Graduate Research Assistant in the […]
Orville Peck has postponed the June 12th release date of his EP “Show Pony” and he will now release “Show Pony” at a later date in July. “Hey gang, I know it’s only two days away but I’ve decided to push the release of my new EP ‘Show Pony’ to July. We’re undergoing a huge overdue worldwide transformation […]
By Katrina Tiktinsky As Black Lives Matter protests continue throughout the U.S., the nation’s activists are extending their call for change to institutions of power well beyond the police force. In an ironic, but fitting, turn of events, the educational bodies which taught students to use their words are now seeing those rhetorical skills employed […]
By Jason Tayer x Emmet McGeown The Coronavirus remains very present and contagious around the country and world. However, as expert organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), find new ground-breaking data, knowledge about the nature of the virus and how it spreads advances. According to CNBC, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove admits that the […]
It has been announced that Khandro Music will release a unique album of mantras and teachings by The Dalai Lama set to music, entitled Inner World. Released to honor his 85th birthday celebrations on July 6th, 2020, the album will be a dedication to the decades of his vision and work for world peace and […]
On June 20th Poor People’s Campaign digital mass assembly, people from more than 40 states suffering from poverty, COVID-19 & police brutality to tell their stories & demand moral agenda. Poor and low-income people of every race, creed, color and sexuality from more than 40 states will demand change as they share stories of struggling […]
