Isdal Woman (Cold War Mystery)

Podcast: Download MYS205: In 1970, a woman’s body was found in a remote valley in Norway. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli delve into the international investigation that was touched off and the mystery that remains to this day as to the Isdal Woman’s identity and how she died. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Isdal Woman (Cold War Mystery)

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Researchers Achieve ‘Absurdly Fast’ Algorithm for Network Flow

Researchers soon started exploring how to apply this advance to the maximum flow problem. The idea is to imagine our highway network as a network of wires and to turn up the resistance on the highways that don’t have much available capacity, to discourage electrons from running through them. Because of Spielman and Teng, we… Continue reading Researchers Achieve ‘Absurdly Fast’ Algorithm for Network Flow

Powell Delivers Semiannual Testimony To House Financial Services Committee

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, part of the Fed chair’s semiannual testimony to Congress about the state of the economy. Most analysts expect Powell’s interlocutors to focus on his outlook for inflation as expectations for Q1 GDP growth continue to slide, stoking fears of stagflation. Oil… Continue reading Powell Delivers Semiannual Testimony To House Financial Services Committee

Stock Market Overview for Week of June 6, 2022

  Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. This is the unofficial start of summer, especially in the finance world, and typically marks an overall decrease in volume as Wall Street starts to split its focus between Fire Island, the Hamptons, and work.  Following the long weekend, we had a shortened trading week this… Continue reading Stock Market Overview for Week of June 6, 2022

The Devastating Loss of Grandparents among One Million COVID Dead

Think of the dead grandparents and everything they’ll miss. All the milestones, the middle school graduations and bar mitzvahs and quinceañeras. All the victories, on soccer fields or piano recital halls. All the ordinary shared moments, dancing to “Baby Beluga,” or making banana bread, building extravagant Lego towers, watching The Wizard of Oz and cuddling… Continue reading The Devastating Loss of Grandparents among One Million COVID Dead

Gun Policy, Ukraine’s Best Chance for Peace, Equity and Public Policy: RAND Weekly Recap

This week, we discuss which gun laws work—and which ones don’t; a toolkit to help defend against mass attacks; one plausible path toward peace in Ukraine; programs that support families affected by incarceration; how to address homelessness in Los Angeles; and RAND’s role in the Evidence and Equity Collaborative. Photo by Veronica G. Cardenas/Reuters On… Continue reading Gun Policy, Ukraine’s Best Chance for Peace, Equity and Public Policy: RAND Weekly Recap

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