20: What’s an algorithm?

Programmers use algorithms to decide what content we see online. Listen to the briefing to hear what an algorithm is, how it works and why we should be very careful believing everything we read without checking several different credible sources.


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19: Mother’s Little Helper in a Glass

Mother’s little helper was a term coined in the 1960’s to refer to valium, a drug used to relax. Doctors prescribed it for women with young children. Listen to the briefing to hear how COVID-19 has shifted wine consumption by younger consumers. There may be a correlation.


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