Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI robot monitors the health of tulips in fields
An artificial intelligence robot called Theo is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields. The robot, which ch…
2 years, 6 months ago
McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
McDonald’s apologized for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours on March 15. The company said the outage was caused b…
2 years, 6 months ago
A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hosp…
2 years, 6 months ago
Recycling electronics to reduce E-Waste in Kenya
U.N. agencies warn that electrical waste—everything from discarded refrigerators to TVs to e-scooters to mobile phones—is piling up worldwide, and re…
2 years, 6 months ago
A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop, the Senate
A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking
A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims—and that the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Cows join horses and dogs for human-animal therapy
A horse-riding school in Australia is using cows as animal therapy to help people of all ages. This new type of mental health service is growing rapi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Australian consumers joining local cooperative to keep food costs down
Australian households are still very much feeling the pressure of a higher cost of living. Some have found ways to get cheaper groceries using unusu…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trader Joe’s $3 mini totes went viral on TikTok. Now, they’re reselling for hundreds
Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven knows demand for digital copies …
2 years, 6 months ago