We’re going into the dragon’s den
Make Me Smart
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🗓️ 30 August 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
This isn’t your usual “Make Me Smart” episode. From the delayed Artemis space shuttle launch to the decline of crab populations and the weight of dragon eggs, we’re going down a big rabbit hole or, shall we say, into the dragon’s den. Get ready to get smart about the news you probably didn’t hear anywhere else.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “These recycled space shuttle parts are now powering Artemis I to space” from Tampa’s Fox 13
- “‘At the Top Level’: Serena Williams Sets Her Sights on Venture Capital After US Open” from Bloomberg
- “Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water – minister” from BBC News
- Alaskan king and snow crab populations have plummeted from The Washington Post
- “‘They said it was impossible’: how medieval carpenters are rebuilding Notre Dame” from The Guardian
- “Is it safe to toss a Targaryen dragon egg? An eggspert weighs in.” from Vox
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| 0:00.0 | Alright, more Carlos. |
| 0:02.0 | There. |
| 0:03.0 | Ha ha ha ha. |
| 0:04.0 | Don't rush him. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey, I know, right? |
| 0:08.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Kyle and Rizdo. |
| 0:09.0 | Welcome back to Make Me Smart. |
| 0:10.0 | Where we make the day make sense. |
| 0:13.0 | And I am Kimberly Adams. |
| 0:15.0 | Thank you for joining us this Monday. |
| 0:16.0 | We're going to do the news and then share a couple of |
| 0:19.0 | Make Me Smiles. |
| 0:21.0 | But we're going to start off with the news fix. |
| 0:24.0 | Kai, yours is the one that I really wanted to do. |
| 0:26.0 | So go ahead. |
| 0:27.0 | Alright, I know, I know, I know, I know, I've got one real one |
| 0:31.0 | and then one sort of, huh, that's interesting. |
| 0:33.0 | So I woke up right in the earliest morning, Pacific time, |
| 0:36.0 | as I usually do, about 4.30, 4.5. |
| 0:38.0 | And by the time I was at bed, the Artemis 1 launch had already been |
| 0:43.0 | put on hold and then eventually as hopefully you all have seen |
| 0:47.0 | in whatever headlines or social feed you have going, |
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