Cybersecurity, Baseball Physics, Opioid Trial. May 21, 2021, Part 2
Americans’ Online Security Needs An Update Last week, all eyes were on the shutdown of a gas pipeline that delivered fuel to large portions of the Southeastern US. The shutdown was not due to a leak o...
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Global Vaccination, Malaria Vaccine, Zombie Wildfires. May 21, 2021, Part 1
How Do You Solve a Problem Like World Vaccination? Here in the U.S., it feels as if we’ve turned a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the population can be vaccinated, and restrictions for masks...
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NFTs and Art, Neuralink, Preserving Endangered Foods. May 14, 2021, Part 2
What’s Behind The Blockchain-Based Art Boom? From multi-million dollar art sales to short NBA video clips, non-fungible tokens have taken off as a way to license media in the digital realm. The blockc...
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New Mask Rules, Pain Algorithm, Assorted Nuts, Muldrow Glacier. May 14, 2021, Part 1
Fully Vaccinated Can Unmask Often, CDC Says As the number of vaccinated Americans continues to rise and evidence mounts that the vaccines may reduce viral transmission in addition to lessening disease...
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Beetles, Wildfires, Woodchip Bioreactor. May 7, 2021, Part 2
A Beetle’s Chemical (And Plastic) Romance For many species of beetle, the key to finding a mate is scent: Both females and males give off pheromones that signal their species, their sex, and even thei...
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Herd Immunity, Crossword Program. May 7, 2021, Part 1
Weighing COVID-19 Vaccinations For Teens Federal officials are reporting that the Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 by early next...
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Viking Metal, Possible Futures, Global Pollination. April 30, 2021, Part 2
Uncovering Metal Crafts Of The Viking Age Vikings are often associated with scenes of boats and fiercely-pitched battles. But new research, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological ...
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The Past And Future Of Plastics Tech. April 30, 2021, Part 1
The Future Of Plastics Plastics do a lot of good. They’re sturdy, they’re clean, and the COVID-19 pandemic has really highlighted their benefits, with personal protective equipment like disposable glo...
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