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  • The strange science behind 'tiny people' hallucinations

    The strange science behind 'tiny people' hallucinations
    2026/09/11
    University of Utah doctoral student Colin Domnauer discusses new research linking reports of vivid “tiny people” hallucinations to a single mushroom species — and what the discovery could reveal about an unidentified hallucinogenic compound.
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    25 分
  • Designing innovations that work around the world

    Designing innovations that work around the world
    2026/09/11
    MIT engineer Amos Winter discusses how to design affordable, high-performance products that can succeed in different global markets. Drawing on examples from eye care, prosthetics, mobility and clean water, Winter explains how engineers can create innovations that scale and make a lasting impact.
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    25 分
  • Gene editing could change the fight against cancer

    Gene editing could change the fight against cancer
    2026/09/03
    Gene-editing researcher Raj Chari discusses how CRISPR technology is being used to study cancer, develop potential new treatments, and explore the challenges of bringing gene-editing therapies from the laboratory into clinical care.
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    26 分
  • How gambling pioneers helped shape modern computing

    How gambling pioneers helped shape modern computing
    2026/09/03
    Bloomberg investigative journalist Kit Chellel explores the surprising history of gamblers who used mathematics, early computers, and engineering to beat casinos and sportsbooks, while helping pioneer technologies that would influence the modern computing and AI landscape.
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    25 分
  • Bringing the stars down to Earth

    Bringing the stars down to Earth
    2026/08/27
    Kalpana Pot, a self-proclaimed Space Nerd, mixes her unique brand of storytelling and humor to make complicated astrophysics topics entertaining and understandable in her new book, "Spaced Out: A Casual Approach To The Cosmos."
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    25 分
  • Why some pain treatments work in mice but not in people

    Why some pain treatments work in mice but not in people
    2026/08/27
    Carleton University neuroscientist Michael Hildebrand discusses new research revealing important differences in how mice, rats and humans process pain — findings that could help explain failed treatments and point to better therapies for chronic pain.
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    25 分
  • The science of opera: Sound, resonance and the human voice

    The science of opera: Sound, resonance and the human voice
    2026/08/20
    What happens when physics, physiology, and music collide? Opera turns the human body into an extraordinary acoustic instrument, and there’s a surprising amount of science behind the sound.
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    25 分
  • Why science needs uncertainty

    Why science needs uncertainty
    2026/08/20
    Stuart Firestein, Professor of Neuroscience at Columbia University, explores why uncertainty is essential to science and how embracing what we don't know can foster creativity, innovation and a more informed understanding of the world.
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    25 分