Infants are born with the ability to babble and cry in the accents of their mothers through a combination of neurological, physical, and environmental responses.
Times Literary Supplement (October 16, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A world away from K-pop -The Nobel laureate Han Kang, Sylvia Plath’s final say; Alan Hollinghurst gets Brexit done; The dictotor’s treadmill; Keeping the Warburg weird…
Monocle Radio Podcast (October 16, 2024): As one of the biggest court cases in Portugal’s history kicks off, we discuss the effects of the collapse of Banco Espírito Santo and the Espírito Santo Group ten years on.
Plus: Donald Tusk’s new plans to curb asylum in Poland, a dispatch from the Paris Motor Show 2024 and architecture news.
The United Nations says “the targeting of health and relief operations is broadening” in Lebanon. Hospitals say they have been forced to close or are struggling to operate.
The Wall Street Journal (October 15, 2024): In Ukraine and the Red Sea, low-tech drones are changing the way wars are fought. The U.S. and other countries are investing in a new and inexpensive way to retaliate: lasers.
Chapters: 0:00 Laser weapon systems 1:03 The LOCUST 2:57 Targets 3:40 Weaknesses 4:56 Future challenges and deployment
Compared with traditional weapons, lasers present some key challenges: they have a shorter range, limited power and can be harder to fix when issues arise. WSJ explains how the BlueHalo LOCUST laser weapon system works and why the tech is so difficult to perfect.
Monocle Radio Podcast (October 15, 2024): With three weeks to go until the US presidential election, we check in with the latest from Washington. Then: we examine how global wars might affect the race. Plus: we cast our eyes to Asia, where our correspondents break down the region’s outlook on the election.
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