Support for LAist comes from
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Stay Connected
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Listen
Podcasts Take Two
Google engineer's anti-diversity manifesto, scientists get closer to HIV vaccine, anniversary of autonomous cars
solid orange rectangular banner
()
Aug 7, 2017
Listen 47:59
Google engineer's anti-diversity manifesto, scientists get closer to HIV vaccine, anniversary of autonomous cars

Google engineer's memo sparks controversy, Scripps scientists make an advancement in developing an HIV vaccine, autonomous cars debuted 20 years ago in California.

The Department of Labor is suing Google to obtain payroll data to determine whether the company is complying with equal opportunity laws. Google's lawyer has called the lawsuit a "fishing expedition."
()

Google engineer's memo sparks controversy, Scripps scientists make an advancement in developing an HIV vaccine, autonomous cars debuted 20 years ago in California.

Listen 2:26
The San Bernardino school was the site of a shooting that left three dead. Now that the new school year has started, the community looks forward to, "a fresh start."
Listen 7:48
A Google employee wrote a 10-page essay blasting his company's efforts to encourage more women and minorities to enter tech. The internal posting went viral.
Listen 5:55
San Diego researchers recently took a big step towards creating an HIV vaccine.
Listen 3:50
More than 10,000 police and firefighters are in Los Angeles for the 32nd World Police and Fire Games.
Listen 5:03
In an effort to increase graduation rates and offset rising house prices, CSU's are making efforts to add more on campus living options.
Listen 4:29
Demo 97 tested 21 different vehicles that drove 8,000 miles all by themselves along a stretch of Interstate 15
Listen 7:29
Temperatures in L.A. might be high, but box office numbers are low. Meanwhile, the Academy is readying itself to elect a new leader.
Listen 8:07
For this installment of The California Canon: Great Books from the Golden State, David Kipen brings us "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury.