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NIL in College Sports & the Puzzling Embrace of Socialism; Also, the Possibility of Developing a Sixth Sense

September 7, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the recent change in college athletics that has allowed student athletes to make money off of the use of their name, image and likeness and question whether college athletics have evolved enough over time that some to necessitate how we treat what has become with some sports the business of college athletics (01:30).  The guys also discuss how humans can learn to use echolocation for spatial awareness and the extent to which this, and any other supposed “sixth senses,” may be something we can learn to access and utilize (33:19). Everything you need to know about the NCAA’s NIL debate (ESPN)The NCAA Dropped The Ball On NIL (Forbes)The NCAA and the impact of NIL compensation, explained (Denver Post)Business of Football: The Supreme Court Sends a Message to the NCAA (Sports Illustrated)Social media stardom: How changes to NIL will benefit athlete-influencers across the NCAA (ESPN)How NCAA athletes with little fame will benefit from NIL rights (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)Humans Can Develop a Sixth Sense, Study Proves (Popular Mechanics)

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What’s Next with the Eviction Moratorium Put to Bed; Also, Nevermind Nudity Leads to a Belated Lawsuit

August 31, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

The federal eviction moratorium was in place for almost a year and now has been struck down, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the circumstances that led to its demise and what we have and don’t have to try to mitigate the ongoing economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic that led to the moratorium in the first place (01:21).  The guys also take a look at the dispute between Spencer Elden, whose naked photographed appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album, Nevermind, and the stakeholders who created and used the photo 30 years ago (37:40). Why the overturned eviction moratorium may be too little, too late for both renters, landlords (Yahoo Finance)Here’s what renters can expect after the end of the federal eviction ban (CNN)Biden’s COVID-19 eviction freeze is back at the Supreme Court. Here’s how it got there. (USA Today)Eviction moratoriums aren’t enough to rescue millions of Americans behind on rent (CNN)As national eviction ban expires, a look at who rents and who owns in the U.S. (Pew Research Center)Emergency Rental Assistance Program (U.S. Treasury)Baby on Nevermind cover sues Nirvana over child sexual exploitation (Guardian)

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A Messy Withdrawal and a Manipulated Reaction; Also, Producing Drinking Water out of Thin Air

August 24, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has clearly not gone as smoothly one would like, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana try to make sense of what has happened and also discuss the media’s role in the over-the-top reactions coming from the public (01:27).  The guys also take a look at a recent report about a Spanish engineer who devised a machine that produces drinking water out of thin air (37:42). The Withdrawal From Afghanistan Was Destined for Disaster (NY Mag)Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war (BBC)Russia takes over base left by U.S. forces near Syria’s Raqqa: TASS (Reuters)How Iran Has Kept Its Aging American-Made F-14 Tomcats Flying (The National Interest)You Literally Can’t Believe The Facts Tucker Carlson Tells You. So Say Fox’s Lawyers (NPR)Judge: Dominion suits against Trump allies can proceed (The Hill)Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air (Reuters)Water Facts – Worldwide Water Supply (US Bureau of Reclamation)The Water From Your Tap Is an Engineering Marvel Millennia in the Making (Popular Mechanics) (Apple Link)Rivers of Doubt – The North Georgia Water Crisis (The Bitter Southerner)

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Culture Series: The Art of War, a Treatise by Sun Tzu

August 17, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” may be a military treatise that dates back to the 5th century BC, but it remains popular to this day because many of the concepts it teaches are timeless and extend beyond waging war.  James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss what stood out to them in the material (02:03) and how the concepts in the text can be applied to other aspects of life (38:58). The Art of War (MIT)The Art of War (Wikisource)How to Use Military Strategy to Build Better Habits (James Clear)

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Nostalgia as a Barrier to Progress; Also, Whistling Past Our Global Warming Graveyard

August 10, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss how nostalgia and the tendency to think about the past in an idealized way may, from a societal standpoint affect our ability to deal with our new issues and circumstances (01:23).  The guys also consider whether even those of us who care about global warming are failing to appreciate the urgency of the threat (29:56). The Myth of the Golden Years (The Atlantic)Climate change: IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’ (BBC)Dixie Fire, still raging, is now California’s second-largest wildfire ever (Reuters)Utah’s Great Salt Lake has been shrinking for years. Now it faces a drought (The Guardian)

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The Growing Vaccine Mandate Trend; Also, Simone Biles and the Mental Aspect of Performance

August 3, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

It is apparent that many employers intend to require, or at minimum try to induce, their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider whether this approach represents an overreach and also try to make sense of the lingering vaccine hesitancy we still see in society (01:21).  The guys also discuss how Simone Biles’ recent struggles illustrate the how intertwined the psychological aspects and physical aspects of performance really are (33:23). Google And Facebook Mandate Vaccines For Employees At U.S. Offices (NPR)From offices to restaurants, companies are requiring proof of vaccination (CNN)The NFL Is Setting the Standard for COVID Vaccine Crackdowns (Vanity Fair)Ryan Tannehill: I wouldn’t have gotten vaccinated if not for NFL’s protocols (ProFootballTalk)Corporate America to workers: Get vaccinated or get out (CNN)Vaccine hesitancy is nothing new. Here’s the damage it’s done over centuries (Science News)Jacobson v. Massachusetts (Wikipedia)Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around gymnastics competition at Tokyo Olympics to focus on mental well-being (ESPN)Simone Biles said she got the ‘twisties.’ Gymnasts immediately understood. (WaPo)Simone Biles plans to compete in Olympics balance beam final (NBC News)

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With Billionaires in Space, What Comes Next; Also, the Latest on Exercise and Body Health

July 27, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

After seeing billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos literally shoot for the stars recently, as well as some of the criticism of their efforts, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana weigh in on the consequences of space travel becoming a private enterprise and the veracity of some of the criticisms of these efforts (01:31).  The guys also discuss takeaways from Shape Magazine’s recent discussions on the latest on optimal approaches to exercise (37:20).Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next? (CNN)Elizabeth Warren took aim at Jeff Bezos, saying ‘the richest guy on Earth can launch himself into space while over half the country lives paycheck to paycheck’ (MSN)The Commercial Space Age Is Here (Harvard Business Review)How Will Private Space Travel Transform NASA’s Next 60 Years? (Space.com)The Pros And Cons Of Privatizing Space Exploration (Forbes)Senate Approves Bill Championed by Senator Hutchison to Preserve America’s Human Spaceflight Capabilities (U.S. Senate)Shape Magazine Website (Apple Link to 2021 Science of Strong Article)Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like to Have a Word. (NY Times)

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Has Wokeness Gone Too Far; Also, Caffeine as the World’s Addiction

July 20, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss wokeness in our society, taking a look at its traditional social justice framing as well as the way it has been made a part of the so called “culture wars” (01:29).  The guys also marvel at the scale of the world’s caffeine additions and consider the implications of this (35:58).  Where ‘woke’ came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon (The Conversation)Why Attacking ‘Cancel Culture’ And ‘Woke’ People Is Becoming The GOP’s New Political Strategy (538)Woke activists hurt cause with ‘self-righteous toxicity’: left-wing think tank (NY Post)The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine? (The Guardian)

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America’s Longest War Comes to an End; Also, the Regenerating Color in Gray Hair

July 13, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

With the U.S.’s 20-year war in Afghanistan coming to an end this summer, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the move to withdrawal the remaining troops and the legacy of the conflict (01:37).  The guys also take a look at recent research that in some circumstances, the color lost in gray hair can be regenerated by simply reducing stress (32:56).Biden announces U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will end August 31 (CBS News)Afghanistan war cost more than $2T and 240,000 lives, report finds (Military Times)From Afghanistan, disgraceful echoes of Vietnam (Star Tribune)Yes, we can reverse gray hair. No, we don’t know why it works. Just chill. (Mashable)

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The Effects of Climate Change Apparently Picking Up Steam; Also, the Cloning of a Long Dead Animal

July 6, 2021 JK Call It Like I See It

Seeing the effects of climate change appearing to continue to pick up steam, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss extent to which what we are seeing is the off the charts as well as things that may be driving our societies inability to truly address to the problem (01:47).  The guys also react to recent reports that scientists have cloned an endangered ferret from the genetic material of a ferret that died over 30 years ago (46:19).Pacific Northwest heat wave reaches astonishing peak on Monday (Axios) Here’s how the heat is impacting residents of the Pacific Northwest (CNN)How climate change ‘loads the dice’ for heat waves (NBC News)A Former Trump Adviser May Have Revealed What The Fossil Fuel Bonanza Was Really About (HuffPost)Proud Boys and petro-masculinity (Heated World)Men Resist Green Behavior as Unmanly (Scientific American)Defense Secretary Calls Climate Change an Existential Threat (Defense.gov)Ford’s Electric Mustang Mach-E SUV Outsold the Gas Mustang Last Month (MotorTrend)Scientists Have Cloned an Endangered Species. Will They Be Able to Bring Back Extinct Animals? (Popular Mechanics)

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