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Abortion and Guns Make for a Big Week at the US Supreme Court
Top of Mind with Julie Rose- Nov 3, 2021 8:00 pm
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This is a huge week for the US Supreme Court. They’re hearing arguments in cases on abortion and guns. We receive insight from Supreme Court law expert RonNell Andersen Jones from the University of Utah.
Abortion and Guns Make for a Big Week at the US Supreme Court
This is a huge week for the US Supreme Court. They’re hearing arguments in cases on abortion and guns. We receive insight from Supreme Court law expert RonNell Andersen Jones from the University of Utah.
This is a huge week for the US Supreme Court. They’re hearing arguments in cases on abortion and guns. We receive insight from Supreme Court law expert RonNell Andersen Jones from the University of Utah.
Shelter Provides Housing and Hope to Previously Incarcerated Women Who’ve Killed in Self Defense
It’s estimated that there are thousands of women currently in US prisons for killing their abusers. Many of these women weren’t able to claim self-defense at trial because the court wouldn’t consider any evidence of the abuse they had suffered. California has now passed laws that allow women in those cases to have their sentences reconsidered. About ninety have been freed as a result. But then what? A nonprofit in California called Five Keys has just opened a small apartment complex specifically for these women to transition back into society. It’s called Home Free and Sunny Schwartz is the founder. She’s also a lawyer and long-time criminal justice reform advocate. (Segment produced by Olivia Young)
It’s estimated that there are thousands of women currently in US prisons for killing their abusers. Many of these women weren’t able to claim self-defense at trial because the court wouldn’t consider any evidence of the abuse they had suffered. California has now passed laws that allow women in those cases to have their sentences reconsidered. About ninety have been freed as a result. But then what? A nonprofit in California called Five Keys has just opened a small apartment complex specifically for these women to transition back into society. It’s called Home Free and Sunny Schwartz is the founder. She’s also a lawyer and long-time criminal justice reform advocate. (Segment produced by Olivia Young)
How Future Adults are Getting Financed
Where do you get financial advice from? More and more people are turning to the internet. One-third of Americans trust social media and influencers to help them make financial decisions. That’s according to a recent survey by the non-profit investment firm TIAA. It seems a little sketchy so many people trust online influencers to manage their money. Winnie Sun is combatting finance misinformation online through her live LevelUP videos on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other money advice posts. She’s co-founder and managing director of Sun Group Wealth Partners, and a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)
Where do you get financial advice from? More and more people are turning to the internet. One-third of Americans trust social media and influencers to help them make financial decisions. That’s according to a recent survey by the non-profit investment firm TIAA. It seems a little sketchy so many people trust online influencers to manage their money. Winnie Sun is combatting finance misinformation online through her live LevelUP videos on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other money advice posts. She’s co-founder and managing director of Sun Group Wealth Partners, and a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)
How Artificial Intelligence Completed Beethoven’s Unfinished Symphony
The last symphony Beethoven completed before his death was his 9th. It concludes with the famous Ode to Joy as performed here by the London Symphony Orchestra. When Beethoven died he was working on the beginning of his 10th Symphony. There’ve been numerous attempts to finish it, with limited success. Now, with the help of artificial intelligence, a group of musicologists and computer scientists have made a new attempt. Mark Gotham is a professor of music theory at T.U. Dortmund University in Germany and he worked on the project. (Segment produced by James Hoopes)
The last symphony Beethoven completed before his death was his 9th. It concludes with the famous Ode to Joy as performed here by the London Symphony Orchestra. When Beethoven died he was working on the beginning of his 10th Symphony. There’ve been numerous attempts to finish it, with limited success. Now, with the help of artificial intelligence, a group of musicologists and computer scientists have made a new attempt. Mark Gotham is a professor of music theory at T.U. Dortmund University in Germany and he worked on the project. (Segment produced by James Hoopes)
Preventing Childhood Death and Malnutrition with Small Food Supplements
There’s a kind of peanut-butter food supplement called Plumpy’Nut that’s been distributed for 30 years in impoverished countries to treat malnutrition. But it’s not designed for babies—and the problem with that is that being malnourished during the first years of life can permanently stunt a child’s physical and neurological development. We’re talking here about the difference between preventing malnutrition and treating it once it’s already set in. UC-Davis nutrition professor Kathryn Dewey talks about her work on the prevention side of the malnutrition issue. (Segment produced by Lynsey Mella)
There’s a kind of peanut-butter food supplement called Plumpy’Nut that’s been distributed for 30 years in impoverished countries to treat malnutrition. But it’s not designed for babies—and the problem with that is that being malnourished during the first years of life can permanently stunt a child’s physical and neurological development. We’re talking here about the difference between preventing malnutrition and treating it once it’s already set in. UC-Davis nutrition professor Kathryn Dewey talks about her work on the prevention side of the malnutrition issue. (Segment produced by Lynsey Mella)
A Domestic Violence Helpline—For Abusers?
In the US, we often treat the aftermath of domestic violence and abuse –hotlines and shelters for victims. We don’t do much to stop the abuse before it happens. But what if we had a helpline for the abusers? Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder recently wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times about her experiences going into abuser hotlines. She’s also the author of “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us.” (Segment produced by James Hoopes)
In the US, we often treat the aftermath of domestic violence and abuse –hotlines and shelters for victims. We don’t do much to stop the abuse before it happens. But what if we had a helpline for the abusers? Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder recently wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times about her experiences going into abuser hotlines. She’s also the author of “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us.” (Segment produced by James Hoopes)