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UNLV research team discovers new form of ice

Mar 23, 2022

Thought when it came to ice, there's just ice?

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Shots - Health News
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins is stepping down by the end of the year.

As he steps down as the head of NIH, he has a warning about future pandemics

Oct 05, 2021
Francis Collins has served longer than any other director of the National Institutes of Health since 1971. He tells NPR he did not anticipate the culture wars taking over scientific fact.
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Meet Nevadadromeus Schmitti — Nevada's First Homegrown Dinosaur

Oct 04, 2021

Millions of years ago Nevada was home to a variety of dinosaurs, but it had long been thought none of those were unique to the state. That just changed. First discovered in 2008, fossilized bones of the creature were pieced together over the last 13 years. It’s now verified and certified, and it has been named Nevadadromeus Schmitti, a plant-eating animal the size of a large dog.

 

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Climate
Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, on July 15 after devastating floods hit the region.

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms

Aug 27, 2021
The World Weather Attribution initiative has issued a report that said July's historic flooding in Europe is more likely to happen today due to global warming.
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Goats and Soda

Africa's Hit Science Show For Kids Is Coming To The U.S.

Feb 05, 2021
African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.
Fifth Street

December 17, 2020

Dec 17, 2020
Treasures at the Thrift Store | Moapa Activists vs. Big Solar | Media Sommelier
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Goats and Soda
Slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud performs at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2019.

A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine

Aug 15, 2020
Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she's switching things up and pursuing a career in science.
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The Salt
Rose McAdoo makes cakes based on research performed by her colleagues at Antarctica's McMurdo Station research base.

Antarctic Research Takes The Cake In These Science-Inspired Confections

Nov 22, 2019
A former sous chef at Antarctica's McMurdo Station is making cakes inspired by her colleagues' research projects. She says cake can be a gateway to conversations people might otherwise shy away from.
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Goats and Soda
<em>Malassezia</em> is a genus of fungi naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals, including humans. The researchers found it in urban apartments, although some strains have been known to cause infections in hospitals.

Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus

Nov 06, 2019
A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.
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The Salt
Genetically modified foods, like these apples, are widely considered by scientists to be safe.

People Strongly Against GMOs Had Shakier Understanding Of Food Science, Study Finds

Jan 26, 2019
GMO opponents say they want more rigorous testing by the FDA. But the study reinforces the idea that people may be reticent to learn facts they find morally upsetting, says one of the researchers.
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Goats and Soda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) attends the opening of the 106th Indian Science Congress at Lovely Professional University on last week in Jalandhar, India.

Indian Science Congress Speakers Say Newton Was Wrong, Ancient Demon-King Had Planes

Jan 09, 2019
The remarks, which also included a claim that a Hindu god created the dinosaurs, sparked an uproar among scientists and congress organizers and on Twitter.
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Book Reviews
Physicist Stephen Hawking on Oct. 10, 1979, in Princeton, New Jersey.

'Brief Answers To The Big Questions' Is Stephen Hawking's Parting Gift To Humanity

Oct 16, 2018
The physicist's posthumous book highlights his belief in the rationality of nature and on our ability to uncover its secrets — and a faith in science's ability to solve humanity's biggest problems.
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Science and the Fourth of July

Jul 04, 2018

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country.

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this image of southern Scandinavia, showing the northern lights aurora, just before midnight under a full moon on April 3, 2015.

The True, The Real And The Beautiful: 7 Years Of 'Cosmos And Culture'

Apr 13, 2018
Through science commentary, we created a place for exploration of deep, complex issues. There's a hunger in all of us for more than just facts — we hunger for meaning, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

From The Big Bang To This Commentary

Apr 11, 2018
In 13.7, we aimed to present the passion, the drama, the social and intellectual relevance of science as one of the deepest expressions of engagement with the unknown, says physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Giving Notice: Reflections On Capturing The Light

Apr 09, 2018
For years, 13.7 has brought opinions on science and culture to NPR's online readers. Commentator Tania Lombrozo reflects on her time writing for the blog, and on the science and culture of writing.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

The Psychology Of Fake News

Mar 27, 2018
How can we succeed in creating and perpetuating a culture that values and promotes truth? Cognitive scientist Tania Lombrozo considers the science of fake news — and how to protect ourselves.
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Shots - Health News
A scientist says pen refill reviews on Amazon are more informative that what the current peer review system offers on scientific work costing millions of dollars.

Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century

Feb 24, 2018
Some scientists want to change the old-fashioned way scientific advancements are evaluated and communicated. But they have to overcome the power structure of the traditional journal vetting process.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Clifford Johnson is the author of a new graphic novel about the nature of the universe.

'The Dialogues' Takes On Physics And Reality In Words And Pictures

Feb 23, 2018
Commentator Adam Frank interviews physicist Clifford Johnson, who has taken a new approach to the exploration of questions about the nature of the universe — the graphic novel.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

A New Goal: Aim To Be Less Wrong

Feb 12, 2018
When beginning from the assumption that you are wrong, a criticism may be easier to construe as a helpful pointer, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Marie Curie holds her daughter, Irene, for a photo in 1904 with husband Pierre in the garden of the Sevres Office of Weights and Measures in Sevres, France.

'Leaky Pipelines': Plug The Holes Or Change The System?

Feb 02, 2018
There are many reasons women leave careers: It's not fair to assume they have not met the mark; some are making positive choices for more impactful, and varied, lives, says 13.7 guest Patricia Fara.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Science Says That To Fight Ignorance, We Must Start By Admitting Our Own

Jan 12, 2018
The best way to defend everything we really do know, according to science, is to begin by admitting our own ignorance — to ask "What don't you know?," says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Science Speed-Dating Aims To Boost Accuracy In TV And Film

Dec 14, 2017
When was the last time you got really excited by good science depicted in a movie? Anthropologist Barbara J. King joined scientists last week in helping producers make more accurate TV and movies.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
This spiral pattern was created by binary (double) stars as they orbit each other. One of the stars is near death and blowing off its outer layers. The companion star's orbit carves the spiral in the dying star's outflow gas. The spiral is hundreds of ti

Science's Journey From Data To Truth

Dec 11, 2017
There's more to the scientific method than what you learn in high school: Scientists argue with each other, too, and the participation of nature, whose say is absolute, is key, says Adam Frank.
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Can Science Teach Us Something About How To Live?

Dec 06, 2017
In science, and in life, there is an artful balance between being cautious and adventurous; to find the balance takes experimentation, tolerance for mistakes, and humility, says Marcelo Gleiser.

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