Hr1: News Roundup, Teenage Brain, Voyager, Indoor Microbiome
From slime in your shower head to fungi in your drywall, there is no escaping the microbiome of the great indoors. Plus, from solar explorers to record bearers, the many lives of Voyagers 1 and 2.
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Don’t Throw Away Those Eclipse Glasses!
Here’s what to do with your leftover solar glasses. Plus, substance abuse in baby boomers.
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The Spaceships At The End Of The Solar System Turn 40
From solar explorers to record bearers, scientists and the public reflect on the many lives of Voyagers 1 and 2.
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What Microbes Are Hiding In Your Home?
From slime in your shower head to fungi in your drywall, there’s no escaping the microbiome of the great indoors.
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‘That Is Unreal!’ Experiencing The Total Solar Eclipse
On August 21st, millions of Americans stopped what they were doing and looked up. Science Friday was there.
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Oh, Really? How Our Brain Turns Pitch Into Meaning
Researchers mapped the neurons that pick up on pitch in spoken language.
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What Would An A.I.-Influenced Society Look Like In 10,000 Years?
Physicist Max Tegmark contemplates how artificial intelligence could reshape work, justice, and society in the future.
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Running The Numbers On A Transition To Renewable Energy
A new study maps out the path for 139 countries to switch entirely to renewable energy sources by 2050.
Hr2: FDA Fast Track, Evolution, Solar Eclipse App for Visually Impaired
Researchers say fast-tracked drugs are not being rigorously tested after the approval process. Plus, modern evolutionary science has some advantages Darwin did not. What are we learning from DNA, experimentation, and more? And how researchers are using sound and vibrations to describe the eclipse to visually impaired viewers.