Tag Archives: March 2022

Previews: New Scientist Magazine – March 19, 2022

COVER STORIES

  • FEATURES Rabbits face a fresh onslaught akin to myxomatosis – can they survive?
  • FEATURES What gravitational waves have told us about the universe so far
  • NEWS Red and purple microbes give Australia’s mysterious pink lake its hue

Previews: London Review Of Books – March 24, 2022

Preview: Times Literary Supplement – March 18

Morning News: Leaders Meet In Kyiv, China’s Russia Problem, Venezuela Talk

We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the Pritzker architecture award.

Literary Previews: The Paris Review – Spring 2022

Political Analysis: Putin’s Repression, Commodity Chaos, China Backs Russia

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home; (10:15) how war and sanctions have caused commodities chaos; (16:35) and why Xi Jinping has placed a bet on Russia.

Morning News: On The Ground In Kyiv, Australia Floods, Grammar School

Our correspondent finds Ukraine’s capital already accustomed to an eerie war footing. People are getting married and playing music, even as medicine runs out and a new volunteer army braces for fighting.

Australia’s barely fathomable floods show freakish weather is becoming increasingly common there. And the case for reforming how grammar is taught.