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Writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Guest: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Today, we meet writer N ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:29Guest: Judy Melinek A social media fight has broken out between the NRA and physicians over a paper calling for a ...
8 years ago
Listen 13:30Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?
Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.
8 years ago
Listen 7:23Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space
SCOTT KELLY spent 340 days in space, setting the record for the longest space ...
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Listen 35:30President Trump fired embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday. We’ll discuss Sessions’ tenure, his stormy relationship wit ...
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Listen 13:29Can skin become addicted to topical steroids?
Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.
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Listen 11:56‘Skin positivity’ confronts acne stigma
A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.
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Listen 4:41‘Zero waste’ town in Japan recycles most of its trash
With 45 categories of recyclables, Kamikatsu — in southwestern Japan — has a progressive approach that saves the town money and reduces greenhouse emissions.
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Listen 6:28So what’s the climate change/asthma connection?
Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.
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Listen 8:46Cutting salt in Chinese takeout to curb heart disease
With poverty and stress driving up high blood pressure in communities of color, will it help to cut sodium in Chinese food? Health officials say it’s a worthy effort.
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Listen 8:57Untested stimulants surface in pre-workout supplements
A Harvard researcher is sending up red flags about a popular class of supplements, some of which contain amphetamine-like drugs.
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Listen 8:01Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin
In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.
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Listen 11:33‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images
A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.
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Listen 6:04Acupuncture: real relief or theatrical placebo?
Alan Yu heads home to Hong Kong to investigate the ways acupuncture is used in the medical system there.
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