Tech News: AI Getting Armed and More Dangerous
As US Senator Chuck Schumer prepares to hold a forum on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, the US Army and Air Force are [Read more]
Podcast
New Season of Smart Talks with IBM Coming Soon
Smart Talks with IBM returns this September 5th. This season, host Malcolm Gladwell and a team of correspondents from Pushkin Industries explore how businesses can [Read more]
Hurricane Preps, Trump Ally Testifies & Little League Champs- Tuesday, August 29, 2023
The news to know for Tuesday, August 29, 2023! We’re telling you about the latest track and preparations ahead of what could be the first major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season. Also, a former White House chief of staff became the first Trump…
Day 241: The Cardinal Virtues
A virtuous person is someone who consistently chooses the good. Fr. Mike unpacks the four human or cardinal virtues that are essential in helping us become more like Jesus: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. We learn that these four virtues make possible “ease, self-mastery, and joy in leading a morally good life.” Today’s Catechism readings are paragraphs 1803-1811.
Day 241 – Tuesday 29th August 2023
Today’s readings come from Psalms 39; Job 10-12
How did empire shape modern Britain?
Charlotte Lydia Riley argues that 20th-century Britain was shaped by an imperial mindset, even as its empire began to disintegrate
Bad Predictions in Tech
It turns out that it’s not easy to predict what’s next to happen in tech. We look at some famously off-the-mark predictions, including some that [Read more]
Licoricia of Winchester
Licoricia of Winchester was a Jewish woman who was a major financier in medieval England. There were Jewish settlements in England for only a brief [Read more]
‘Diary of a Madman’, Hurricane Watch & Controversial Kiss- Monday, August 28, 2023
The news to know for Monday, August 28, 2023! We’re telling you about a racist shooting rampage in Florida and where the shooter first tried to go before security sent him running. And we have three major weather events to tell you about: a hurricane…
Power Over the Dragon in Exodus – Chaos Dragon E5
God created humans to bear his image, but sometimes we choose our own destruction and start to look a lot more like chaos monsters instead. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss a human who the prophets frequently called a sea dragon: the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt and enslaved Israel in the scroll of Exodus. If Pharaoh is the seed of the serpent, who is the seed of the woman in Exodus? Listen in to find out!