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Fri. 07/23 - Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping

Fri. 07/23 - Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Fri. 07/23 - Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping, Slipping

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rounding errors may cause winners to become losers and losers winners, Bezos and James Webb both fall to Earth, and beyond lobster shortages, now crabs.Links:The floating point: Rounding error in timing devices (American Journal of Physics)Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees (The Verge)Progressives call out Jeff Bezos’s space flight as “self-indulgent” and renew calls for wealth tax (CNN)NASA investigates renaming James Webb telescope after anti-LGBT+ claims (Nature)Consider the $34 Lobster Roll (New York Times)Record lobster prices sign of sky-high demand (SeafoodSource)Mysterious blue crab shortage spawns big-time sticker shock (E&E News)Glenn on Twitter (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jul 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In just 15 minutes, the coolest stuff that happened in the world today. Science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art and hope. The antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.