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The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)
Episode 653
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Leap Years come (about!) once every four years. The unusual day can cause havoc for some people, least of all the approximately 5 million who were …
2 years, 2 months ago
AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)
Episode 652
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AM radio has been around for over a hundred years and one of the most popular places to listen is in the car. Now, though, some carmakers have deci…
2 years, 2 months ago
British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)
Episode 651
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Thousands of post office workers in the U.K. were falsely accused of accounting fraud--all because of a faulty computer system. Hundreds were false…
2 years, 2 months ago
Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)
Episode 650
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The world of academic publishing has been shaken by a series of scandals of late. But one idea aims to correct the biases in research. A ""register…
2 years, 2 months ago
The dark side of 'publish or perish' (Cross a line)
Episode 649
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Academic researchers are under intense career pressure to publish their findings, a pressure known as ""publish or perish."" While that pressure me…
2 years, 2 months ago
More problems for Boeing's 737-MAX (Turn around)
Episode 648
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A key part blew off the body of a Boeing 737-MAX plane shortly after takeoff, ripping the shirt of a passenger and causing a drop in cabin air pres…
2 years, 2 months ago
Should London's pedicabs be regulated? (Draw the line)
Episode 647
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Pedicabs -- bicycles with fancy carriages on the back -- are popular in London's West End and SoHo. Due to a quirk in London's taxi law, they opera…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ecuador is living a drug-fueled nightmare (Fill a vacuum)
Episode 646
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Ecuador, nestled between Peru and Colombia on South America's Pacific coast, was once one of the safest countries in the Americas. But now, the it'…
2 years, 3 months ago
The new six-figure job: prompt engineer (Scratch the surface)
Episode 645
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If you have a knack for writing the perfect prompt in ChatGPT, then you might want to become a ""prompt engineer."" That's the new job title for pe…
2 years, 3 months ago
Meet the new neighbor: he's a grizzly bear (Pass down)
Episode 644
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The grizzly bear population has grown in the western United States, after successful conservation efforts. But that means the bears, which can weig…
2 years, 3 months ago