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Bringing Electronic Health Records Into The Modern Age
While many medical providers have adopted electronic health records, most of those records mimic the style and utility of the old paper files.
9:29
The Portable Science Museum
This company is shrinking the museum to an accessible, bite-sized learning experience.
12:29
Forget Weather, These Bots Make Good Conversation
Virtual assistants designed to build rapport are making the way for a generation of more trustworthy AI.
17:44
A Bot You Can Trust
Not every robot will look human or talk like us. How will roboticists build trust and mutual understanding?
17:39
Artificial Intelligence Gets A Musical Makeover
Computer scientists, artists, and designers are creating orchestras that play themselves, and algorithms that compose original music and lyrics.
24:09
Ask A Sleep Doctor: The Questions That Keep You Up At Night
A sleep specialist talks about the science of getting a good night’s sleep.
5:48
Mending Human Hearts, With Help From Graphene
Graphene shows promise as the “wonder material” of the biomedical world.
29:55
Consciousness, Chemically-Altered
In his new book, “How to Change Your Mind,” Michael Pollan writes about a new revolution in the scientific study of psychedelic drugs.
00:07:28
The Mysteries Of Memory, A New Blue Dot, And A Robotic Fly
A surprising study suggesting that RNA could play a role in a snail’s memory leads this week’s news roundup.
4:33
City Cyclists Crowdsource The Safest Path
A Pittsburgh cyclist designed a navigation app to help other bikers find the safest roads to travel.