Hr1: News Roundup, Endangered Tourism, Fitness Goals, Fashion In Physics
Health experts tout the benefits of standing desks, and walking five miles a day. Science says otherwise. Plus theoretical physicist Roger Penrose argues against some prominent theories about the universe, calling them fashion, faith, and fantasy.
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Ancient Migrations, Summer Sea Ice, and Archaeological Algorithms
Homo sapiens worldwide may have descended from a single migration event out of Africa more than 50,000 years ago.
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A Glimpse Before It’s Gone
Why tourists traveling to threatened places may be making the problem worse.
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Myth-Busting Your Fitness Routine
Some health experts tout the benefits of standing desks and walking five miles a day. Science says otherwise.
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The Fog and the Redwood
The redwood trees lining northern California’s coastline depend on fog as a seasonal water source.
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Amphibians Versus Fungus: Saving the Yellow-Legged Frog
What one frog’s fight against the deadly chytrid fungus could mean for the survival of imperiled amphibians around the globe.
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Making the Most of A.I.’s Potential
As artificial intelligence advances, it could transform our world. How do we ensure that it does so in the best possible way?
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Of Fashion, Faith, and Physics
Theoretical physicist Roger Penrose argues against some prominent theories about the universe, calling them fashion, faith, and fantasy.
Hr2: Antibiotic Resistance, Silicon Coyboys, Gamification and Fitness
Activity trackers like the Fitbit and the Apple Watch aim to make fitness more fun by incorporating elements of gameplay. But does it work? Plus, how the Silicon Cowboys of Compaqs early days took on the behemoth IBM with a 28-pound portable computer.
Hr1: News Roundup, Telepresence, Golden Record History
Two of the creators of the Voyager Golden Record remember how they crafted a message for alien civilizations. Plus, can a robotic avatar let you remotely experience a trip to the zoo? And Pluto may be the source of the wispy red cap on the north pole of its moon Charon.