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The Zeitgeist: April 17, 2016


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EPISODE 34: This week, The Zeitgeist discusses sex myths, taxes, drones, and more. Enjoy!

 

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS

 

The Sizzle

 

On Thursday, The View discussed sex myths (opinions about open marriage, in particular). What say you? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-love/2016/02/12/78703f20-cf65-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html

 

Politics

 

People want to bring guns to this year's Republican National Convention (uh oh), but Secret Service says "no": http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/secret-service-guns-gop-convention-petition-open-carry/story?id=37981517

 

Odd News

 

Blurring the important bits for Discovery's "Naked and Afraid": http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/11/business/media/on-the-job-blurring-the-private-parts-in-naked-and-afraid.html?_r=0

 

Health & Science

 

Life expectancy of poor people is tied to geography: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/11/upshot/for-the-poor-geography-is-life-and-death.html?_r=0

 

Business

 

Harnessing the ocean for an endless source of power: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-12/this-device-could-provide-a-third-of-america-s-power?cmpid=BBD041216_BIZ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=

 

What We Don’t Care About

 

Taxes (Actually, this is "What We're Tired of Dealing With"!): http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ban-tax-day-as-we-know-it/

 

The Tomfool of the Week

 

Drones getting in the way of airplanes (look out!): http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-04/drones-are-the-new-threat-to-airline-safety?cmpid=BBD040416_BIZ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=

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