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September 06, 2023 A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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13 min
September 05, 2023 Climate Change Has Finally Come For Burning Man
Unpredictable weather and delays following Hurricane Hilary turned the festival for ultra-wealthy techno-utopians and Hedonists into a literal quagmire. Welcome to the new normal. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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12 min
September 04, 2023 Meta Isn't Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms
A nonprofit watchdog group has found that the right-wing group PragerU has pushed out more than 100 political ads on Facebook and Instagram, flouting Meta’s policies. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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12 min
September 01, 2023 The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient
Stephen Thaler’s series of high-profile copyright cases has made headlines worldwide. He’s done it to demonstrate his AI is capable of independent thought. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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13 min
August 31, 2023 Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells
Turtles’ shells contain a chemical record of the environment—including highly enriched uranium, an indicator of nuclear weapons development. What can we learn from these accidental archivists? Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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13 min
August 30, 2023 The Killer App for Threads Is the Web
Threads coming to the web doesn’t mean the new social app is the ultimate Twitter killer, but it makes it infinitely more usable. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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9 min
August 29, 2023 Trump's Prosecution Is America's Last Hope
Social norms—not laws—are the underlying fabric of democracy. The Georgia indictment against Donald Trump is the last remaining tool left to repair that which he’s torn apart. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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14 min
August 28, 2023 Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records
Two new studies show that AI-powered devices can help paralyzed people communicate faster and more accurately. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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12 min
August 25, 2023 The Myth of ‘Open Source’ AI
A new analysis shows that “open source” AI tools like Llama 2 are still controlled by big tech companies in a number of ways. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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9 min
August 24, 2023 How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health
Here’s what the science really says about teens and screens—and how to start the conversation with young people of any age. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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