Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 9, 2016

NPR News: How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?

How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?
Earth's rocks and fossils can help us understand our own species. Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara explains important moments in Earth's history that help us recognize our place in the world.

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September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Environment

NPR News: Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?

Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?
At various times, life on earth has come close to being erased. Paleontologist Peter Ward explains what we can learn from previous mass extinctions.

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September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Environment

NPR News: What's The Anthropocene?

What's The Anthropocene?
Have we entered a new age defined by humans? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara says there's "no doubt" that humans' impact on Earth will show up in the geological record.

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September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Environment

NPR News: How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?

How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?
Environmental writer Emma Marris wants us to broaden our definition of nature to one that embraces urban and wild spaces in order learn to protect and care for it.

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September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Environment

NPR News: Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?

Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?
Biodiversity archivist Cary Fowler explains how the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will prepare humans for the climate change and its effect on our environment and our food supply.

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September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Environment

NPR News: How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?

How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?
Earth's rocks and fossils can help us understand our own species. Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara explains important moments in Earth's history that help us recognize our place in the world.

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at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Health & Science

NPR News: Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?

Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?
At various times, life on earth has come close to being erased. Paleontologist Peter Ward explains what we can learn from previous mass extinctions.

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at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Health & Science

NPR News: What's The Anthropocene?

What's The Anthropocene?
Have we entered a new age defined by humans? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara says there's "no doubt" that humans' impact on Earth will show up in the geological record.

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at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Health & Science

NPR News: How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?

How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?
Environmental writer Emma Marris wants us to broaden our definition of nature to one that embraces urban and wild spaces in order learn to protect and care for it.

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at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Health & Science

NPR News: Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?

Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?
Biodiversity archivist Cary Fowler explains how the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will prepare humans for the climate change and its effect on our environment and our food supply.

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at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM
Health & Science

NPR News: Questions of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers

Questions of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers
Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, and the future of a once bipartisan alliance on education.

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At September 30, 2016 at 05:00PM
Categoty Education

samizdat: Word of the day for September 30, 2016

samizdat , n :
(uncountable, often attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications. (countable) A samizdat publication. Banned Books Week, organized by the American Library Association to celebrate the freedom to read and to draw attention to banned and challenged books, is held in 2016 from September 25 to October 1.
September 30, 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for September 30, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for September 30, 2016 is FC Porto in international club football.
FC Porto's record in international club competitions is the best among Portuguese association football teams. They have won two UEFA Champions League (1987, 2004) and two UEFA Europa League (2003, 2011) titles, one UEFA Super Cup (1987), and two Intercontinental Cups (1987, 2004). They were also the runners-up in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 – their first European final – and in the UEFA Super Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2011. They played their first international competition match against Athletic Bilbao for the 1956–57 European Cup, and have qualified every season for UEFA competitions since 1974–75. After their 1986–87 European Cup success, Porto won the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in their first appearances, and they remain the only Portuguese team to have won either of these trophies. Tomislav Ivić and José Mourinho, former head coaches, each won a record two international titles. Former Portuguese goalkeeper and captain Vítor Baía holds the club record for most international appearances (99), while Colombian striker Radamel Falcao holds the record for goals, with 22.

NPR News: Countries Gather For Wildlife Convention On Animal Trafficking

Countries Gather For Wildlife Convention On Animal Trafficking
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ginette Hemley of the World Wildlife Fund about the CITES meeting and the challenges in trying to protect endangered species, particularly elephants.

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at September 30, 2016 at 03:33AM
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NPR News: Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights

Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights
Wednesday night's aurora borealis forecast was particularly strong, so Icelandic officials tried to reduce light pollution so the green glow would be more visible to people in the capital.

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September 30, 2016 at 03:29AM
Environment

NPR News: Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights

Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights
Wednesday night's aurora borealis forecast was particularly strong, so Icelandic officials tried to reduce light pollution so the green glow would be more visible to people in the capital.

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at September 30, 2016 at 03:29AM
Health & Science

NPR News: Giant Sinkhole At Florida Plant Leaks Polluted Water Into State Aquifer

Giant Sinkhole At Florida Plant Leaks Polluted Water Into State Aquifer
A fertilizer company says third-party tests show the water contaminated with low-level radiation has not leaked off the site into nearby wells. Residents are upset they were not informed for weeks.

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September 30, 2016 at 03:21AM
Environment

NPR News: New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court

New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court
A new rule is the most significant overhaul of federal funding regulations for nursing homes in more than two decades. It bans so-called pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts.

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September 30, 2016 at 01:26AM
Health Care

NPR News: New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court

New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court
A new rule is the most significant overhaul of federal funding regulations for nursing homes in more than two decades. It bans so-called pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts.

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September 30, 2016 at 01:26AM
Health Care

NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?
A voucher awarded to a company that finds a treatment for a rare childhood disease can be sold to the highest bidder and then used to fast-track the review of another drug. Are the prizes worth it?

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September 30, 2016 at 01:16AM
Health Care

NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?
A voucher awarded to a company that finds a treatment for a rare childhood disease can be sold to the highest bidder and then used to fast-track the review of another drug. Are the prizes worth it?

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Children's Health
September 30, 2016 at 01:16AM

NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?
A voucher awarded to a company that finds a treatment for a rare childhood disease can be sold to the highest bidder and then used to fast-track the review of another drug. Are the prizes worth it?

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September 30, 2016 at 01:16AM
Health Care

NPR News: CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible

CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
There's plenty of vaccine available this year, and the sooner people get vaccinated the better, federal health officials say. A recent drop in vaccination, especially among the elderly, concerns them.

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Children's Health
September 30, 2016 at 12:22AM

NPR News: CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible

CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
There's plenty of vaccine available this year, and the sooner people get vaccinated the better, federal health officials say. A recent drop in vaccination, especially among the elderly, concerns them.

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Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 9, 2016

NPR News: Rats That Reminisce May Lead To Better Tests For Alzheimer's Drugs

Rats That Reminisce May Lead To Better Tests For Alzheimer's Drugs
Most potential Alzheimer's drugs are tested on mice. But rats may be a better choice because they seem to have a type of memory that's more like ours, and also are highly vulnerable to Alzheimer's.

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at September 29, 2016 at 11:04PM
Health & Science

To Age Naturally or Not? Readers Respond to Debora L. Spar’s ‘Aging and My Beauty Dilemma’


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The Barnard College president’s confessions about cosmetic surgery struck a nerve.
Women and Girls, Colleges and Universities, Botox (Drug), Skin
September 29, 2016 at 11:00AM

NPR News: Scientists To Bid A Bittersweet Farewell To Rosetta, The Comet Chaser

Scientists To Bid A Bittersweet Farewell To Rosetta, The Comet Chaser
To cap its 12-year scientific voyage, the Rosetta spacecraft will take a final plunge Friday. Scientists will signal Rosetta to crash into the surface of a comet — and gather data all the way down.

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at September 29, 2016 at 07:45PM
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NPR News: Flawed Research Tool Leads To Faulty Medical Findings

Flawed Research Tool Leads To Faulty Medical Findings
Just as natural antibodies help your body find and fight microbial invaders, tailored research antibodies let scientists target and study cancer cells. But too many are poorly made, scientists say.

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at September 29, 2016 at 04:00PM
Health & Science

Wikipedia article of the day for September 29, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for September 29, 2016 is Isopoda.
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Most isopods are small greyish or whitish animals with rigid, segmented exoskeletons. They have two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen for respiration. Aquatic species live in marine or freshwater habitats, mostly on the bottom, but some can swim for a short distance. Terrestrial forms tend to be found in cool, moist places. Around 4,500 species dwell in salt water, 500 in fresh water and another 5,000 on land. Some isopods eat dead or decaying plant and animal matter, others are grazers or strain food particles from the water around them, a few are predators, and some are parasitic, mostly on fish. Some species are able to roll themselves into a ball to conserve moisture or as a defence mechanism. The fossil record of isopods dates back to the Carboniferous period (in the Pennsylvanian epoch), at least 300 million years ago, when they lived in shallow seas.

freedom of speech: Word of the day for September 29, 2016

freedom of speech , n :
The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution. Banned Books Week, organized by the American Library Association to celebrate the freedom to read and to draw attention to banned and challenged books, is held in 2016 from September 25 to October 1.
September 29, 2016

NPR News: Tech Giants Team Up To Tackle The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Team Up To Tackle The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM form a group to set the first industrywide best practices for the technology already powering many applications, such as voice and image recognition.

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at September 29, 2016 at 05:15AM
Health & Science

NPR News: The Philadelphia Folk Festival Sessions On World Cafe

The Philadelphia Folk Festival Sessions On World Cafe
Hear performances by Liz Longley, The Sheepdogs and Quiet Life, recorded live at the 55th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in August 2016.

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World Cafe At September 29, 2016 at 04:19AM

NPR News: Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika

Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika
The deal to fight the mosquito-borne virus came after lawmakers dropped a controversial provision to block payments to Planned Parenthood for women's health care.

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September 29, 2016 at 02:56AM
Health Care

NPR News: Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika

Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika
The deal to fight the mosquito-borne virus came after lawmakers dropped a controversial provision to block payments to Planned Parenthood for women's health care.

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September 29, 2016 at 02:56AM
Health Care

NPR News: Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear

Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear
An endangered whale was found dead over the weekend, entangled in derelict fishing gear. Such incidents have been on the rise in recent years. A new California law aims to combat the problem.

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September 29, 2016 at 01:17AM
Environment

NPR News: Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear

Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear
An endangered whale was found dead over the weekend, entangled in derelict fishing gear. Such incidents have been on the rise in recent years. A new California law aims to combat the problem.

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at September 29, 2016 at 01:17AM
Health & Science

NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

#DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election
NPR is asking audiences to share something that they want their leaders in Washington to know about why this election matters to them.

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September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM
Health Care

NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

#DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election
NPR is asking audiences to share something that they want their leaders in Washington to know about why this election matters to them.

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At September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM
Categoty Education

NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

#DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election
NPR is asking audiences to share something that they want their leaders in Washington to know about why this election matters to them.

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September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM
Health Care

NPR News: Pangolins, The 'Artichoke With Legs,' Earn Top Trade Protection

Pangolins, The 'Artichoke With Legs,' Earn Top Trade Protection
World leaders at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species agreed to ban all commercial trade in pangolins, a small and endangered mammal that also resembles an aardvark.

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at September 29, 2016 at 12:54AM
Health & Science

NPR News: Remembering The Legendary Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr.

Remembering The Legendary Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr.
Watch the late leader of Buckwheat Zydeco reminisce about his early days playing at El Sido's Zydeco & Blues Club in Lafayette, La.

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World Cafe At September 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 9, 2016

A Trans Life, Captured by Mark Seliger


By JACOB BERNSTEIN from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2daa7il
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In his new book, the photographer Mark Seliger documents the transgender community drawn to the cultural melting pot of Christopher Street.
Photography, Transgender and Transsexuals
September 29, 2016 at 11:00AM