Happy AI Appreciation Day, I Guess?

Happy AI Appreciation Day, I Guess?

To celebrate ⁠AI Appreciation Day⁠ [https://aiappreciationday.org/], psychology professor ⁠Michael Inzlicht⁠ [https://michaelinzlicht.com/about] discusses AI companions and their ability to be empathetic, and David explains a mechanism by which artificial intelligence could be conscious right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Goodbye Social Media Status Update; Orbital Space Mirrors

On It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: * The death of the status update and why 55% of Americans have stopped posting on social media⁠ [https://www.pcmag.com/news/death-of-the-status-update-why-55-americans-stopped-posting-social-media]; * FCC approves orbital space mirrors, first test satellites will launch this year⁠ [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/fcc-approves-orbital-space-mirrors-first-test-satellites-will-launch-this-year-large-spacecraft-reflects-sunlight-to-earths-surface-for-construction-sites-search-and-rescue-lighting-and-more]; * New startup is building mini drones to wage a war of total destruction on mosquitos⁠ [https://gizmodo.com/new-startup-is-building-mini-drones-to-wage-a-war-of-total-destruction-on-mosquitos-2000785790]; and * China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it⁠ [https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/china-recovered-its-first-reusable-rocket-and-showed-a-new-way-to-do-it/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Newspaper Closures Distort Crime Reporting

Accounting professor ⁠Joshua Khavis⁠ [https://management.buffalo.edu/faculty/academic-departments/accounting-law/faculty/joshua-khavis.html] shares details of ⁠the link between newspaper closures and distorted crime reporting⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-links-newspaper-closures-distorted-crime.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Money Questions to Ask on a First Date

Los Angeles-based divorce attorney ⁠Jackie Combs⁠ [https://www.blankrome.com/people/jacqueline-combs/] goes over ⁠money questions you should consider asking on a first date⁠ [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/6-money-questions-to-ask-on-a-first-date-according-to-a-divorce-attorney.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Hidden Health Risks of Cats; What is Toxoplasmosis?

For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] explains ⁠the hidden health risks associated with New York City's free-roaming cats⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-health-york-city-free.html] and reveals ⁠just how dangerous toxoplasmosis – a brain parasite that many people live with – really is⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-people-toxoplasmosis-dangerous-brain-parasite.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]