147. Mic Drop: The problem with the Nigerian economy has nothing to do with crypto
Before Nigerian authorities detained two mid-level Binance executives back in February, they were telling anyone who would listen that the cryptocurrency platform was manipulating the value of its cur...
12 Jul 202410min
146. SPECIAL FEATURE: 'Modi's India' from Understood
In the latest season of Understood from CBC, Mumbai-based journalist Salimah Shivji examines how Modi went from being barred from the US, to becoming one of the most powerful men in the world. About U...
9 Jul 202434min
145. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the Jaguar in Costa Rica?
From an encore episode of Mic Drop. Everyone is talking about the power of Al in conservation, but a professor at Arizona State University has found an even simpler, more elegant solution — and all yo...
5 Jul 202411min
144. Generative AI: Is it creative or just copying the rest of us?
In an encore episode, we look at the tension between AI and the work of humans from which it learns. Media companies like the New York Times and a roster of authors and artists have sued some of the m...
2 Jul 202423min
143. Mic Drop: Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins wants to change the relationship you have with information.
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins has been working with young people not just to show them how to sort fact from fiction, but to give them a reason to believe that truth can still empower the weak and ...
28 Jun 20249min
142. Meet Antibot4Navalny: the mysterious researchers exposing Russia’s war on truth.
Antibot4Navalny is a small but mighty group of anonymous researchers calling out Russian disinformation — and punching way above their weight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
25 Jun 202426min
141. Legislative solutions for deepfake abuse finally begin to take shape
Omny Miranda Martone has been working with a handful of Washington lawmakers for more than a year on legislation that would put an end to the impunity of deepfake abuse. The bill, known as the Defianc...
21 Jun 20247min
140. Are solutions to deepfake abuse finally coming into focus?
After years of shouting into the wind about deepfakes and deepfake porn, we take a look at some possible solutions that offer not just deterrence but accountability. Plus, something we rarely see thes...
18 Jun 202425min
