We visit a prison in Illinois offering incarcerated women the chance to earn a bachelor's degree, the first cohort of Northwestern’s Prison Education Program. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Anna Savchenko
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The potential for a shift in control of the state’s highest court could impact major issues, including abortion and gun rights. Host: Clare Lane Reporters: Dave McKinney and Lauren Frost
A new blog post by security researcher Micheal Horowitz details how VPN apps on iOS are leaking data. HIs post goes into detail that no matter the VPN app the iOS leaks data outside the VLN tunnel. This episode talks about the research. Source - https:...
Machine learning systems are a great advancement in the world of technology. However, real-world applications are beginning to be rolled out and some may not like the results. This is a story out of France how government officials are using AI to track...
Evanston council member Devon Reid says it’s time to remove a ban on the public display of female breasts. Host: Mary Dixon Reporter: Sonal Soni
The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” and how it contributes to our humidity in Illinois. Host: Clare Lane; Producer: Lauren Frost
LastPass announced that their development environment was compromised and parts of their source code may have been leaked. This episode talks about the event and why protecting your development environments should be as strong as production. Be aware, ...
A Joliet family and those of other medically needy kids have struggled and often had to pay more after Aug. 10 recall. Host: Mary Dixon Reporter: Cianna Greaves
Jon Seidel with the Chicago Sun-Times explains the trial's progress and what charges could mean for the singer. Host: Mary Dixon Reporter: Cianna Greaves
WBEZ found low enrollment in many high-poverty schools and stronger rates in North Side areas, where wealthier families live. Host: Araceli Gómez-Aldana Reporter: Nereida Moreno
This tools, tips and tricks episode talks about how to use DuckDuckGo to create private burner email addresses for websites. DuckDuckGo Email Protection Page - https://duckduckgo.com/email/ The Future Of Professional Education Podcast - https://anchor....
A security researcher released a report that shows TikTok may be able to track your keystrokes and everything you do in their app's browser. This episode goes through the highlights and why you should be very wary of browsing the web and clicking links...
A security researcher released a report that shows TikTok may be able to track your keystrokes and everything you do in their app's browser. This episode goes through the highlights and why you should be very wary of browsing the web and clicking links...
The former security officer for Twitter sent a whistleblower report to the US Government claiming several security and privacy issues across the platform calling Twitter a risk to national security. Source - The Redacted Report - https://www.documentc...
The Aux looks to empower Black businesses while providing essential health and wellness services in Evanston. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Melissa Renee Perry
Microsoft's recent release of their Security Insider talks about Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) called Extortion Economics. This episode talks about the main data points from their study and gives a shocking insight to how ransomware gets into an organ...
We are Superhuman, a Guest Post from Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of “The Superhumanities”
In The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities, Jeffrey J. Kripal forwards a bold challenge to rethink the humanities as intimately connected to the superhuman and to “decolonize reality itself.” In this reflection below, he talks about some of what led him to write the book. This is a