Science: NPR, 17-18 Feb 2019

Russ Roberts

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‘Every Day Is A Good Day When You’re Floating’: Anne McClain Talks Life In Space

Kindergartners from Georgetown Day School in Washington D.C., help NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro field questions to McClain, who’s an astronaut serving on the International Space Station.

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Talkin’ Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count

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Opinion: Good Night Oppy, A Farewell To NASA’s Mars Rover

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Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical

February 16, 2019 • John Bohannon, founder of Science magazine’s “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest, presents the 2018 winner, Pramodh Senarath Yapa. He won over judges with his choreographic rendition of some chaotic electrons.

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J. Marshall Shepherd: How Does Bias Shape Our Perceptions About Science?

February 15, 2019 • Why do many people dismiss issues like climate change, despite strong scientific evidence? Climatologist J. Marshall Shepherd examines how different forms of bias shape how we perceive science.

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Andreas Ekström: Can We Solve For Bias In Tech?

February 15, 2019 • We think of search engines as unbiased sources of information. But they’re not — and they can be manipulated. Andreas Ekström asks: who should hold the burden of addressing bias in search engines?

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Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing

February 14, 2019 • African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the “cancer gap” between blacks and whites is shrinking.

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After 16 Months Of Dead Fish, Manatees And Dolphins, Florida’s Red Tide Ebbs

February 14, 2019 • The red tide algae bloom that has plagued coastal communities in Florida since 2017 is starting to dissipate, much to the relief of local communities and tourism officials.

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World Health Organization Forms Committee To Guide Editing Of Human Genes

February 14, 2019 • WHO acted in reaction to a Chinese scientist’s announcement in 2018 that he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies, a step that highlighted the need for uniform gene-editing guidelines.

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When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

February 13, 2019 • After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

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Hungry Deer May Be Changing How Things Sound In The Forest

February 13, 2019 • Sound travels differently through open fields than the woods. When deer eat up bushes, small trees and other forest plants, it affects the transmission of bird calls and other natural sounds.

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Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

February 13, 2019 • With the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are exploring nature to find new disease-fighting compounds. They’re finding them in surprising new places: the microbiomes of insects.

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NASA Says Ultima Thule Actually Looks Like A Pancake And A Walnut

February 12, 2019 • They had initially thought the object 4 billion miles from Earth looked like a snowman. The New Horizons spacecraft flew by it on New Year’s Day, and new images give scientists a clearer picture.

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Wreckage Of WWII Aircraft Carrier Found In The South Pacific Ocean

February 12, 2019 • The Hornet played a role in several key events in the war – including the Doolittle Raid on Japan and the Battle of Midway. Researchers have located it 3 miles below the surface.

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Close Enough: The Lure Of Living Through Others

February 11, 2019 • Today, more and more of us are living through the people on our screens and in our headphones. It’s a world just beyond our reach, where we can get the ocean without the seaweed and sunsets without clouds. Where we can experience love without the risk of rejection. It’s not real, but for many of us, it’s close enough. This week, we explore the dangers, and the delights, of living vicariously.

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Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky

February 11, 2019 • In a recent survey, 1 in 5 parents thought that using a household spoon was OK for measuring their child’s medicine. It’s not. Here’s how to help little kids without overdosing them.

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Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits

February 7, 2019 • Humans are evolutionary oddballs for living long past our reproductive prime. New research explains how grandmothers might be the reason why.

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Avoiding The Ouch: Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill

February 7, 2019 • A lot of vaccines and some medications need to be delivered by injection. Two groups of researchers are designing ways of delivering these medications by putting them in pill form.

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Science: NPR, 17-18 Feb 2019

SPACE

‘Every Day Is A Good Day When You’re Floating’: Anne McClain Talks Life In Space

ANIMALS

Talkin’ Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count

OPINION

SIMON SAYS

Opinion: Good Night Oppy, A Farewell To NASA’s Mars Rover

Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical

TED RADIO HOUR

J. Marshall Shepherd: How Does Bias Shape Our Perceptions About Science?

TED RADIO HOUR

Andreas Ekström: Can We Solve For Bias In Tech?

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing

ENVIRONMENT

After 16 Months Of Dead Fish, Manatees And Dolphins, Florida’s Red Tide Ebbs

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

World Health Organization Forms Committee To Guide Editing Of Human Genes

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

ANIMALS

Hungry Deer May Be Changing How Things Sound In The Forest

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

SPACE

NASA Says Ultima Thule Actually Looks Like A Pancake And A Walnut

HISTORY

Wreckage Of WWII Aircraft Carrier Found In The South Pacific Ocean

HIDDEN BRAIN

Close Enough: The Lure Of Living Through Others

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky

GOATS AND SODA

Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits

SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Avoiding The Ouch: Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill

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