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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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The planet Jupiter now has a total of 79 identified moons. (QAI Publishing/UIG via Getty Images)
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Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons

More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered the first of Jupiter's moons, astronomers have found a dozen more.

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State confirms unauthorized changes were made to vital records site

The state website where people can order birth and death records was recently offline for nearly a full week because someone made unauthorized changes to the site.

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Health insurers are vacuuming up details about you — and it could raise your rates

With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans.

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Relive Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

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Air Date: July 17, 2018

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The dense network of cables that make up the internet is likely to be inundated with saltwater as sea levels rise, a new analysis suggests.

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Distracted driving puts passengers at risk of a crash. (AP PHOTO)
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New research shows many parents are using their phones while driving with young children in the car, and that behavior is also correlated with other risky driving habits.

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A woman breastfeeds her child in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images)
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Why the breastfeeding vs. formula debate is especially critical in poor countries

In poor countries, a mother's decision about breastfeeding can be critical for her baby's survival. That's because formula carries special risks for low-income families.

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Information that could refine the uses of approved drugs may lie deep inside patients' medical records. (Ariel Skelley/Getty Images)
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To improve treatments, researchers want to hunt for clues in medical records

Researchers want to plow through the vast amount of data that's gathered in those records, along with insurance billing information, to find new uses for drugs.

7 years ago

Drone footage captured by Anthony Murphy shows the outline of an ancient henge, visible in the pattern of crops grown in a field near Newgrange, Ireland. (Anthony Murphy/Mythical Ireland)
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In Ireland, drought and a drone revealed the outline of an ancient henge

A drone flight and a lingering dry spell have exposed a previously unknown monument in Ireland's Boyne Valley, forgotten for thousands of years and long covered by crops.

7 years ago

Morning dew glistens on a tobacco leaf in a field outside Rolesville, N.C. Despite a worldwide decline in production, tobacco remains North Carolina's most valuable crop. (Allen Breed/AP)
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It is legal for kids to work on tobacco farms, but it can make them sick

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7 years ago

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Does a mom’s stress affect her offspring for generations?

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