Last month the International Union for Conservation of Nature designated the butterfly as Endangered. Here's what you can do.
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Google announced that back in June they detected and blocked the largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on record. This episode breaks it down and explains how threat groups can pull these off. Be aware, be safe. Support the show and get a...
Shawn Childs, an antiviolence worker on the city’s West Side, speaks about keeping the kids of Chicago’s Police beat 11-12 safe.
This weekend movie fans gathered armed with their fedoras and sunglasses to celebrate.
As the pandemic enters a new phase, Chicago public schools are scaling back safety mitigation efforts.
This week's tools, tips and tricks talks about an app that can help you tweak your Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Analyzer can help you do that. Source - https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/wifi-analyzer/9NBLGGH33N0N?hl=en-us&gl=US Be aware, be safe. Suppor...
The latest trends in social media are apps that transform your face for really interesting videos. This episode talks about a resent study on how these apps are taking far more than your photos. Be aware, be safe. Support the show and get access to beh...
The University of Chicago Press is excited to share that The Works of Giuseppe Verdi series has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEH grant recipients for the final round of funding in 2022 were announced on August 16, and as part of
Application development has become very community driven and open source modules are commonplace to build fast powerful apps. However, there is a security risk when downloading others' code. This episode talks about a recent revelation of malicious pac...
"Imagine Englewood if..." is a Chicago-based nonprofit that's expanding and scaling up its programming and resources offered to families. WBEZ’s Natalie Moore talked to Executive Director Michelle Rashad about the future of Englewood. Host: Melba Lara;...
We all know we should patch. Many times, not all the patch notes detail what things are being fixed. This epsiode talks about a MacOS vulnerability and attack, that has been patched by Apple, that could lead to a full takeover of your Mac... if you are...
In our weekly climate conversation, we discuss a new poll that shows a change in how many Americans are concerned about climate change affecting them personally. Host: Clare Lane; Producer: Lauren Frost
First a big thank you to the feedback from Episode 1249. This episode talks about the recent Cisco breach and the MFA Fatigue method that let the hackers in their network. Be aware, be safe. Support the show and get access to behind-the-scenes content ...
Administrators are preparing for everyone — whether they’re still struggling or seem fine — and paying attention to both students and staff. Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporter: Susie An
The second federal trial against R&B singer R. Kelly begins today in Chicago. The 55-year-old faces charges of producing child pornography, and obstruction of justice. Host: Lisa Labuz, Mary Dixon; Reporter: Jon Seidel
Douglass Park in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood is now home to three of the city’s biggest music festivals. Residents have been organizing to evict them from the park because the festivals block access. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: María Inés Zam...
Douglass Park in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood is now home to three of the city’s biggest music festivals. Residents have been organizing to evict them from the park because the festivals block access. Host: Clare Lane; Reporter: María Inés Zam...
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