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Simone Giertz’s journey from robot comedy to high-end design

Inventor Simone Giertz rose to YouTube fame with comically bad robots. Now she designs comically useful objects for our very normal problems.

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April 10, 2026

The sound designer behind “Project Hail Mary” and 2014’s “Godzilla” uses his background in biology to bring characters to life. Plus, researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs could be used to treat addiction disorders. And, an analysis of thousands of social science studies found that half couldn’t be replicated. What’s behind this pattern?

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When a dolphin whistles, what does it mean?

Recordings from a decades-long research project in Florida are helping scientists decode the complexity of dolphin whistles.

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Inside the lives of astronauts’ families

Tracy Scott’s dad walked on the moon. Now, as a sociologist, she studies the lives and families of other Apollo-era astronauts.

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