Show Summary: US life expectancy drops. Bitcoin billionaire ballad. Cronies crack down on e-bikes in NYC. Amazing human advances in 2017. And, Cord makes his return.

Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Cord Blomquist

Engineered by: Matt Carano

Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle

News

• US life expectancy decreases for the second year in a row.
  • https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/?utm_content=bufferb2d44&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
• Bitcoin Billionaire
  • http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/12/21/remy-bitcoin-billionaire
• Vietnam unveils 10,000 strong cyber unit to combat “wrong views”
  • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-cyber/vietnam-unveils-10000-strong-cyber-unit-to-combat-wrong-views-idUSKBN1EK0XN
• NYC Mayor DeBlasio cracks down on E Bikes
  • https://marketurbanismreport.com/new-york-city-mayor-de-blasio-continue-crackdown-ebikes/
• 2017 Was a Year of Amazing Advances For Humanity
  • https://fee.org/articles/2017-was-a-year-of-amazing-advances-for-humanity/
• 12 Days of Dash-mas
  • https://www.dashforcenews.com/12-days-dashmas-12-big-achievements-dash-community-got-year/

Special Segment

• Concord and Discord

Events

• Boardgame Bonanza at the Prax Dec 30th 6-12

Praxeum 2.0

• Fundraiser drive
• https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/

The Big Question

• Last week’s question: Environment protections.

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