Episode 79: A Black Hole... Or a Krispy Kreme Donut? - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

from 2019-04-15T10:00

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In this episode:

The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold

Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal

Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia

New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings

Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account

Reminder: Airbnb lets hosts put cameras inside your rental

New app shows you all the e-scooters nearby in one handy map

DCMS white paper: UK lays out proposed laws to regulate social media

Weird and Wacky:

Samsung Made a Flower Vase That’s a Throwable Fire Extinguisher

The first research book written by an AI could lead to on-demand papers

These Chinese sanitation workers have to wear location-tracking bracelets now

Tech Recommendations:

Adam - Private Internet Access

Showhighlights, Chrome Extension

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.

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