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Game on: the Tokyo Olympics

May 20, 2021
Noah Snyder, The Economist's Tokyo bureau chief, dives into the mounting public opposition against the Tokyo Olympics amid rising COVID-19 cases. Concerns over safety have many in Japan advocating for cancellation. Benjamin Sutherland discusses the vulnerabilities of satellite navigation systems like GPS and the implications of jamming or spoofing these signals. The intriguing emergence of cicadas after 17 years provides a quirky contrast, revealing how climate change affects their cycles and inspiring citizen science through the Cicada Safari app.
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