Make Me Smart With Kai And Molly

A new United Nations report found that wealthy nations are scaling back funding for climate adaptation in developing countries, while the cost of mitigating the effects of climate change continue to grow. We’ll get into it. And, the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon revealed a secret pricing algorithm used by the company, known as Project Nessie. We’ll unpack how the algorithm has amassed huge profits for Amazon while raising prices across the board. Then, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty with guest host Amy Scott. Here’s everything we talked about: “Critics: Tuberville is just the face of a ‘broken’ confirmation process” from Roll Call “Amazon made more than $1B using secret algorithm called ‘Project Nessie,’ FTC says” from The Hill “Developing countries need at least $215 billion a year for climate adaptation” from Grist Adaptation Gap Report 2023 from UN Environment Progra