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Learning English Podcast - Time change Sunday, MarkTuan's AI twin, Everyday Grammar

Why are Americans turning their clocks back this weekend? Dan Novak and Ashley Thompson are the hosts of the Learning English podcast for Friday, November 3, 2023. 01:04 We start with Caty Weaver’s report on the history of Daylight Saving Time. In North America, the clock will turn back this weekend on November 5. 06:23 Dan Novak follows with a U.N. report on how budget cuts hurting education and food support for refugees in the African nation of Rwanda. 11:20 For Arts & Culture, Greg Stachel talks about K-pop star Mark Tuan and the use of Digital Mark, his artificial intelligence twin, to interact with fans. 15:35 Dan Novak returns with a Science & Technology report on water use among businesses. The environmental group Ceres says few businesses are close to meeting water sustainability goals for 2023. In other words, they all use too much water. 21:05 In Everyday Grammar, John Russell explores the connection between grammar and hopeful ideas about the future. John Russell provides examples and a quiz on how to use optimism, optimist and optimistic. Dan Novak asks John Russell to expand on the use of optimism and he introduces a new word, pessimism. But, that vocabulary is for another day. Listen to these stories as you read them on our website: What Is Daylight Saving Time? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Funding Cuts Threaten Refugee’s Children Education in Rwanda https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Fans of K-pop Star Can Talk with His AI Twin https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Environmental Group Says Few Companies Meet Water Use Targets https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...