Hr2: US Space Goals, Other Worlds
From other planets to our own future, writers can take us places we’ve never seen. Authors Cory Doctorow, N.K. Jemisin, and Annalee Newitz are among them. Plus, a recent meeting of the National Space Council signaled a shift of U.S. goals in space.
Hr1: News Roundup, P-Values, Jane Goodall, Baby Talk
Jane Goodall reflects on her life, and A.I. researchers decode baby talk.
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Evidence Of Cleaner Air, Hidden In The Drawers Of A Museum
Plus, autumn in the era of climate change and the role fungi play in the gut microbiome.
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Could Lowering The P-Value Threshold Benefit Research?
The common statistic used to determine whether findings are statistically significant is being put under the microscope.
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Jane Goodall And Her Life In The Wild
Primatologist Jane Goodall reflects on her career living in solitude among the chimps of Tanzania and challenging the conventions of science.
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A Lesson In The Language Of ‘Baby Talk’
Researchers discover timbre is an important component when speaking ‘motherese.’
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To The Moon, And…Beyond?
A recent meeting of the National Space Council signaled a shift of the U.S.’s goals in space.
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Writing The Fantastic In 2017
From other planets to our own future, writers can take us places we’ve never seen. Authors Cory Doctorow, N.K. Jemisin, and Annalee Newitz are among them.
Hr2: Neanderthal DNA, Mustangs, CFS, Science Club
Some 75,000 wild horses roam the sagebrush-lined slopes and basins of the American Westâand the government can not figure out what to do with them. Plus, what genetic advances are telling us about Neanderthal DNA.
Hr1: News Roundup, Flooding, Cryptocurrency, New York Whales
The ABCs of altcoins, blockchains and cryptocurrency. Plus, one of the largest animals in the world is making a return to New York harbor.