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September 02, 2016The SpaceX Explosion: Watch What Happened
On Thursday, SpaceX lost a Falcon9 rocket, along with a Facebook satellite. Here's what happened. 
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| In the News - Friday September 2nd, 2016 | Send to a Friend
John Oliver Hilariously Rants About Awful Science Reporting
(via LastWeekTonight) John Oliver discusses how and why media outlets so often report untrue or incomplete information as science. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| In the News - Monday May 9th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Drug-Like Effect of Screen Time on the Teenage Brain
Teenagers today have never known a world without the internet, which may be why half of all adolescents say they’re addicted to their digital devices. In her new documentary “Screenagers,” Dr. Delaney Ruston explores why young people are so drawn to social media and video games and what effect it’s having on their brains. Ruston joins William Brangham to share what she’s learned.
JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, a new report looks at how digital devices are taking a toll on kids and families.
The report issued yesterday by Common Sense Media found half of all young people feel they are addicted to their devices. Almost 60 percent of adults think their kids are addicted too. And a third of parents and teens say that they argue daily about screen time.
Now a new documentary explores this topic and offers ideas about what families can do to navigate these waters.
William Brangham is back with our look.
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The documentary is called “Screenagers,” and, in it, Dr. Delaney Ruston explores the complex relationship teenagers have with their screens, both the pleasures they take in sharing their lives online with their friends, as well as the darker side, those who lose control of their digital habits, and spiral into damaging behavior.
WOMAN: When I went to hug him, I could feel the bones in his back. And that was scary.
BRANGHAM: The film also looks at the latest research about the impact all this screen time has on the brains of young people.
SHERRY TURKLE, MIT: You have a brain that is wired for what in psychology is called seeking behavior, the kind of thing that a Google search gives you, something new, something stimulating, something different.
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| In the News - Thursday May 5th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Bananas Could Be on the Edge of Extinction
There is a major event affecting the world's banana supply. If the disease succeeds, we could be left without the bananas we grew up with. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| In the News - Friday February 19th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Are Genetics Tests Being Rushed to Market?
Can a blood test really detect cancer before symptoms appear? Pathway Genomics CEO Jim Plante sits down with CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod to discuss.
JIM AXELROD: Can you tell me about the studies you've done?
JIM PLANTE: Before we launched the test, we had a clinical study of more than 100...
AXELROD: Is 100 enough?
PLANTE: Well, it depends on what you're looking for, right? I mean, you can make an argument that there's never enough data, right? But as you get more information, then you can say more things.
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Our test has been validated under the current regulatory requirements.
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| In the News - Wednesday February 10th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
How to Choose Your News
(via TEDEd) With the advent of the Internet and social media, news is distributed at an incredible rate by an unprecedented number of different media outlets. How do we choose which news to consume? Damon Brown gives the inside scoop on how the opinions and facts (and sometimes non-facts) make their way into the news and how the smart reader can tell them apart. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| In the News - Thursday June 5th, 2014 | Send to a Friend
Not All Studies Are Created Equal
(via TEDEd) Every day, we are bombarded by attention grabbing headlines that promise miracle cures to all of our ailments -- often backed up by a “scientific study.” But what are these studies, and how do we know if they are reliable? David H. Schwartz dissects two types of studies that scientists use, illuminating why you should always approach the claims with a critical eye.
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| In the News - Monday April 28th, 2014 | Send to a Friend
13-Year-Old Achieves Nuclear Fusion
A 13-year-old British schoolboy has become the youngest person in the world to build a nuclear fusion reactor.
Read more at The Telegraph.
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| In the News - Thursday March 6th, 2014 | Send to a Friend
Disease Causing Starfish to Pull Themselves Apart
A mysterious disease is causing thousands of starfish to literally rip themselves apart when their legs all move in opposite directions. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| In the News - Sunday February 2nd, 2014 | Send to a Friend
Cow Farts Blow Up A Barn!
A static charge triggered an explosion of methane gas in a barn in Rasdorf, Germany earlier this week. D-News explains how this can happen. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| In the News - Thursday January 30th, 2014 | Send to a Friend