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News discussion from the perspective of two Italian and Turkish academics living in Germany.

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News discussion from the perspective of two Italian and Turkish academics living in Germany.

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English

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News React Overflow 05: Iran Protests, Amazon Deforestation and the Cybertruck

12/4/2019

With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/world/middleeast/iran-protests-deaths.html Brazil’s Amazon rainforest destruction is at its highest rate in more than a decade: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/11/18/20970604/amazon-rainforest-2019-brazil-burning-deforestation-bolsonaro Tesla already has over 200,000 deposits for its divisive...

Duration:00:19:06

News React Overflow 04: AI Mirrors, Juul and Google Stadia

11/24/2019

In the fourth episode of News React Overflow we discuss AI controlled mirrors to achieve extreme temperature, how Juul hooked a generation on nicotine and the new game streaming service: Google Stadia AI controlled mirrors: https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-plus-sunlight-equals-hotter-solar-ovens-and-no-need-for-fossil-fuels How Juul hooked a generation to nicotine: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/23/health/juul-vaping-crisis.html Google Stadia is...

Duration:00:16:34

News React Overflow 03: Alternative Financial System, Witness Intimidation and Nobel price in Chemistry

11/18/2019

Alternative Financial System from Russia and Turkey: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/us/politics/trump-iran-sanctions.html Witness Intimidation in Impeachment Inquire: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/trump-impeachment-defense-jennifer-williams-gordon-sondland/index.html Nobel price in Chemistry for Lithium ion batteries: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/09/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-for-work-on-lithium-ion-batteries

Duration:00:17:44

News React Overflow 02: al-Baghdadi, Daylight Saving and Quantum Supremacy

10/28/2019

In the second episode of News React Overflow we discuss the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/world/middleeast/al-baghdadi-dead.html daylight saving time: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/oct/21/spring-forward-fall-back-who-changes-the-clocks-when-and-why and Google's quantum supremacy: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20879485/google-quantum-supremacy-qubits-nasa

Duration:00:16:10

News React Overflow 01: Trains, Hong Kong and Turkish coffee

10/27/2019

in this episode we discuss three news articles: Train are late in Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/heres-why-so-many-trains-in-germany-are-late Hong Kong protest: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html Turkish or Greek coffee: https://www.minordiversion.com/2012/05/turkish-or-greek-coffee/

Duration:00:21:55