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Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think
55+ min ago (735+ words) A lot changes when you move in with your partner: when you go to bed, what you eat for breakfast, and possibly your microbiome " the mishmash of bacteria that live in and on you. A study published this week in…...
Lower water levels put Grand Canyon river recreation at risk
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (50+ words) NPR Lower water levels put Grand Canyon river recreation at risk The new climate-changed reality of less water in the Colorado River has Grand Canyon river guides worried about the future viability of their businesses. Become an NPR sponsor...
Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it
8+ hour ago (821+ words) Fluorescent proteins, seen inside this transparent Danionella fish, allow scientists to track processes in its brain and body. Researchers at a major brain science center hope that studying Danionella fish will reveal new information about the brain-behavior connection. Chie Satou…...
Inside the lab taste-testing the world's chocolate: Short Wave
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (117+ words) Once dried, cacao pods are brown. But when fresh, they can be vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow and green. And they come in all shapes and sizes, reflecting their incredible variety. Valerio Muscella/for NPR hide caption This story…...
Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1814+ words) The building site for the Project Jupiter data center in Do'a Ana County, New Mexico STACK Infrastructure/Oracle hide caption SANTA TERESA, N. M. - One of the largest data centers in the country is rising from the parched scrub desert of southern…...
A Virginia group wants to stop NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery from moving to Texas
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (81+ words) NPR A Virginia group wants to stop NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery from moving to Texas Two senators from Texas want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. NPR's David Folkenflik talks with activist Joe…...
The risks of relying on AI to predict human behavior
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (127+ words) Part 2 of the'TED Radio Hour'episode How predictions took over our lives AI is built on prediction, but what happens when those predictions start shaping the world they're foretelling? Philosopher Carissa V'liz shares the risks of using algorithms to forecast human…...
Why your sunscreen is finally getting a major upgrade: Short Wave
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (135+ words) The FDA just approved a new chemical for U. S. sunscreens for the first time in 20 years. It's called Bemotrizinol, and the experts we talked to were psyched about its approval. "It hits like really every box for us that we have…...
Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (600+ words) The most powerful factors affecting a child's brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science. The analysis of more than 2, 300 9- and 10-year-olds found that environmental factors ranging from household income to education to neighborhood quality…...
AI development is driving economic inequality, says tech critic Karen Hao
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (660+ words) Author and journalist Karen Hao delivered the opening keynote speech at the re: publica 26 media conference on May 18, titled "How Silicon Valley is Reshaping the World - via AI." Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption Pope Leo…...