ORLY-EP0136B - SCIENCE: Talking Monkeys, 3 Parent Babies, Vaping

ORLY-EP0136B - SCIENCE: Talking Monkeys, 3 Parent Babies, Vaping

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #136b recorded Friday December 16th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Ris McCool, Fred Sims, Amber Biesecker, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Science Bitches!  

  1. Experiments with macaque monkeys have found that they have the vocal capability, but not the cognitive know-how to speak. http://www.iflscience.com/brain/monkeys-should-be-able-to-talk-if-only-they-had-the-brains-to-do-so/

  2. Fertility clinics in the UK can now apply for licenses to create 3-parent babies http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505695231/u-k-fertility-clinics-can-now-apply-for-licenses-to-create-3-parent-babies

  3. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2016/12/the_surgeon_general_s_report_on_e_cigarettes_is_surprisingly_mild.html

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ORLY-EP0135D - Good Ideas: QR Codes for Dementia, IKEA is a nice place to work, Wardenclyffe updates

ORLY-EP0135D - Good Ideas: QR Codes for Dementia, IKEA is a nice place to work, Wardenclyffe updates

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #135d recorded Friday December 9th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Good Ideas:

  1. Japan uses QR codes to help track citizens with dementia http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38247437

  2. US IKEA employees will get better paternal leave http://www.upworthy.com/ikeas-new-parental-leave-policy-definitely-raises-the-bar-for-american-retailers

  3. Tesla Wardenclyffe Lab to receive World Historic Site designation:  https://www.longislandpress.com/2016/12/08/nikola-tesla-wardenclyffe-lab-to-receive-world-historic-site-designation/

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ORLY-EP0135C - Law & Order: Pharma in the UK, VW Emissions in EU, and LGBT Clubs in Schools

ORLY-EP0135C - Law & Order: Pharma in the UK, VW Emissions in EU, and LGBT Clubs in Schools

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #135c recorded Friday December 9th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Law & Order:

  1. Pfizer fined for overcharging British NHS http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pfizer-flynn-pharma-fined-prices-drugs-nhs-cma-a7460266.html

  2. EU sues UK over VW emissions scandal http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eu-sues-germany-and-britain-over-volkswagen-emissions-scandal-a7462936.html

  3. Federal Court Rules in Favor of Middle Schoolers http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/12/07/federal-court-allows-students-to-form-gay-straight-clubs-after-florida-school-board-blocked-them

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ORLY-EP0133E - Bad Ideas: Private Prisons, More UK Surveillance, International Criminal Court Troubles

ORLY-EP0133E - Bad Ideas: Private Prisons, More UK Surveillance, International Criminal Court Troubles

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #133 recorded Friday November 18th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Fred Sims, Daniel Atherton, and Stephen Griffith.

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Bad Ideas:

  1. The private prison company formerly known as the Corrections Corporation of America—recently rebranded CoreCivic—announced Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Prisons will extend its two-year contract with the company, despite recent findings of inadequate supervision and gaps in oversight of private prisons. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/bureau-prisons-renews-contracts-private-prison-cca-corecivic

  2. UK on path to pass massive surveillance bill http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/snoopers-charter-2-investigatory-powers-bill-parliament-lords-what-does-it-mean-a7423866.html

  3. Philippines may pull out of International Criminal Court http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/philippines-president-rodrigo-duterte-says-they-may-withdraw-from-the-international-criminal-court-a7422076.html