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Mass of seaweed heading for Caribbean beaches | Learn English phrase 'wash up'
Episode 563
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Sargassum is a type of seaweed that floats on the sur…
3 years ago
Banking confidence shaken after series of failures | Learn English expression 'herd mentality'
Episode 562
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Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse, and a handful of …
3 years ago
Activated charcoal: What is it? | Learn English phrasal verb 'come across'
Episode 561
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Activated charcoal is carbon treated with oxygen and heated at very high temperatures. The result is a fine and porous powder. In a medical setting…
3 years, 1 month ago
The robot therapist will see you now | Learn English phrase 'cracks in the system'
Episode 560
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The pandemic put a new focus on mental health, but many people still don't (or can't) access the therapy they need. Others might want some general …
3 years, 1 month ago
The puzzle of office-to-apartment conversions | Learn English expression 'get wind of'
Episode 559
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As prices of old office buildings fall, developers are looking into converting them into apartments. This would help city centers, but a variety of…
3 years, 1 month ago
New York misses its commuters | Learn English phrase 'inflection point'
Episode 558
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Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the world has ""returned to normal."" But for New York City-area commuters, that norm…
3 years, 1 month ago
How drugs get their names | Learn English expression 'plenty of'
Episode 557
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Xoloft, Ibrance, Zocor, Mounjaro: How do drug companies come up with these names? When a pharmaceutical company develops a new treatment, the compa…
3 years, 1 month ago
New treatments seek to control obesity | Learn English phrase 'to spare'
Episode 556
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Obesity affects over a billion people worldwide and can lead to chronic diseases like heart attacks, stroke, and cancer. Now, a new class of drugs …
3 years, 1 month ago
Mario mania as Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios | Learn English phrasal verb 'team up'
Episode 555
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Super Mario Brothers was one of the first games available on the original Nintendo video game console, and it went on to become one of the most pop…
3 years, 1 month ago
Turkey asks why earthquake caused so much damage | Learn English expression 'bear the blame'
Episode 554
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A strong earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria last month, causing immense human and property damage. But the rubble in Turkey s…
3 years, 1 month ago