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Lung In A Box: Testing Air Quality Anywhere
Traditional laboratory studies fail to accurately mimic the effects of air pollution on human lungs. Enter Harvey Jeffries. Produced by Adam Cole Senior Producers: Vikki Valentine and Ben de la Cruz
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Envisioning The Future With Inventor Cori Lathan
Computers were created to be useful tools, but all too often it's still a chore to get technology to do our bidding. Cori Lathan imagines a future that's no longer a chore, where computers understand our wants and needs so well that we...
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Iron-Laced Silly Putty Eats A Magnet | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
See the post "Mysterious Silly Putty Devours Innocent Magnets" (http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/04/23/178615004/oh-the-horror-famished-silly-putty-devours-innocent-magnets) at the Krulwich Wonders blog on NPR.org Actual time is...
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Between A Rumba And A Roll: Dissecting A Bartender's Beat
The way bartenders shake their cocktails has practically evolved into their signature beats. Some shake hard, some shake over the shoulder, some shake in front. Most bartenders say the shake is essential to a perfect drink — but is it...
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Journey Of A Specialty Coffee Bean: From Cherry To Cup
That tasty cup of java from your favorite gourmet coffee shop began life on a farm thousands of miles away. Farmers who cater to the specialty coffee market compete on quality. And some use the higher prices their beans fetch to reinvest...
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A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria
Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The...
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Herbs And Empires: A Brief History Of Malaria Drugs | SKUNK BEAR
What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. It's a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine, and above all, a war of escalation...
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Princess Marty, The Party Princess
Her highness — known outside the big dress as Mary Alice LeGrow — is a professional party princess. She uses her best princess voice and dresses up in full regalia to charm children. But life in the kingdom isn't all candy and...
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The Amazing Morphing Campaign Money Map
A creative cartographical approach to election spending. This animated map is based on money spent by SuperPACs and other outside groups on presidential political ads between April 10th and October 10th 2012. Note: In a previous version...
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Sandy's Rainstorm
Watch as Sandy dumps large amounts of water across the Northeast over the past few days. Based on estimates published hourly by the National Digital Forecast Database. Produced by Adam Cole
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Human-Powered Helicopter: Straight Up Difficult | SKUNK BEAR
youtube.com/skunkbear Read the full story here: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/14/160670295/flight-club-human-powered-helicopter http://skunkbear.tumblr.com It's difficult to build a working four-rotor helicopter that spans 100 feet and only...
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Meet Al Black: Former Florida Prison Painter
Al Black is one of 26 artists known as The Highwaymen that were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004. But it was decades ago that, if you traveled by way of Florida's Route 1, you might have encountered them selling...
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NPR's 'What's Your Big Idea?' Contest
Do you have a good idea? Something that could change the world? NPR wants to know. Our new "What's Your Big Idea?" video contest will showcase the big ideas of people ages 13 to 25. It's all part of our exploration of the process of...
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Changing the Image of AIDS
Photographer David Binder began documenting stories about AIDS in the late 1980s and became well known for humanizing the epidemic for various publications, including Life magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Coffee Is The New Wine. Here's How You Taste It
Specialty roasters increasingly are working directly with coffee growers around the world to produce coffees as varied in taste as wines. At Artifact Coffee in Baltimore they're teaching their clientele to appreciate the subtle...
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Gay Couples’ Rights Vs. Artistry In Supreme Court Case | Let's Talk | NPR
The Supreme Court is considering a case that’s sure to get people’s blood up. On one side is Colorado’s law barring discrimination, including based on sexual orientation. On the other side is a baker who is morally opposed to same-sex...
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Theaster Gates Reclaims Materials And History In "The Minor Arts" | Arts | NPR
Chicago-based activist and artist Theaster Gates uses discarded or found materials to make large-scale installations. He walked us through a few of them at his new solo exhibition at National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. "The Minor...
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Supreme Court Debrief: Same-Sex Marriage Legalized
SCOTUS has struck down bans on gay marriage. Nina Totenberg (NPR legal affairs correspondent) has a few highlights. (Music by Podington Bear)
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Tour A Prison In Venezuela Where The Inmates Are In Charge
In Latin America it's said the only part of a prison a guard controls is the gate, leaving convicts to fend for themselves inside. Wilmer Lopez is a former army sergeant serving a 20-year sentence for his role in a robbery and murder in...
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What Brain-Controlled Exoskeletons Mean For You | Future You | NPR
Will mind-controlled robot suits help end some disabilities as we know them … and lead the way to super strength? In this episode of NPR’s series, Future You with Elise Hu, the team goes to the University of Houston to try out a...
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Telepathy Is Already Possible With a Brain-Computer Interface | Future You | NPR
Telepathy is no longer the stuff of science fiction, so long as you have a brain-computer interface. In this episode of NPR's Future You with Elise Hu, check out how brains directly interact with each other, bypassing the need for...
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He Was Imprisoned And Losing His Mind. 'Anna Karenina' Saved Him | NPR
A man is trapped in prison for a made-up crime and overwhelmed by hopelessness and anger. Until he hears a knock on the wall ... and words from another time and place. • Read more about the story at https://n.pr/2V59ag6 • Listen to the...
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Unmasking Malaria With A Cheap Magnet And A Laser Pointer | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series at https://www.npr.org/series/571897138/watch-joes-big-idea-invention-stories. Read How A Cheap Magnet Might Help Detect...