Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 9, 2016

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

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Environme...
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NPR News: Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Environme...
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NPR News: What's The Anthropocene?

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Environme...
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NPR News: How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Environme...
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NPR News: Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Environme...
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NPR News: How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: What's The Anthropocene?

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 07:19PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Questions of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers

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Questions of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, and the future of a once bipartisan alliance on education. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At September 30, 2016 at 05:00PM Categoty Educati...
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samizdat: Word of the day for September 30, 2016

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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...
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Wikipedia article of the day for September 30, 2016

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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...
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NPR News: Countries Gather For Wildlife Convention On Animal Trafficking

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 03:33AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 03:29AM Environme...
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NPR News: Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 03:29AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Giant Sinkhole At Florida Plant Leaks Polluted Water Into State Aquifer

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 30, 2016 at 03:21AM Environme...
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NPR News: New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court

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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. Read more on NPR September 30, 2016 at 01:26AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: New Rule Preserves Patients' Rights To Sue Nursing Homes In Court

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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. Read more on NPR September 30, 2016 at 01:26AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

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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? Read more on NPR September 30, 2016 at 01:16AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

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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? Read more on NPR Children's Health September 30, 2016 at 01:16...
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NPR News: Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

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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? Read more on NPR September 30, 2016 at 01:16AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible

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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. Read more on NPR Children's Health September 30, 2016 at 12:22...
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NPR News: CDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 30, 2016 at 12:22AM Health & Scien...
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Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 9, 2016

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

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 11:04PM Health & Scien...
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To Age Naturally or Not? Readers Respond to Debora L. Spar’s ‘Aging and My Beauty Dilemma’

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By BONNIE WERTHEIM from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2dueYil via IFTTT 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 11:00...
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NPR News: Scientists To Bid A Bittersweet Farewell To Rosetta, The Comet Chaser

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 07:45PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Flawed Research Tool Leads To Faulty Medical Findings

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 04:00PM Health & Scien...
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Wikipedia article of the day for September 29, 2016

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

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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, 20...
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NPR News: Tech Giants Team Up To Tackle The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 05:15AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Philadelphia Folk Festival Sessions On World Cafe

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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. Read more on NPR World Cafe At September 29, 2016 at 04:19...
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NPR News: Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika

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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. Read more on NPR September 29, 2016 at 02:56AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika

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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. Read more on NPR September 29, 2016 at 02:56AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear

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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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR September 29, 2016 at 01:17AM Environme...
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NPR News: Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 01:17AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

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#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. Read more on NPR September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

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#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. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: #DearWashington: Readers Share Personal Concerns This Election

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#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. Read more on NPR September 29, 2016 at 01:03AM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Pangolins, The 'Artichoke With Legs,' Earn Top Trade Protection

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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. Đọc thêm tại NPR at September 29, 2016 at 12:54AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Remembering The Legendary Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr.

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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. Read more on NPR World Cafe At September 29, 2016 at 12:00...
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Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 9, 2016

A Trans Life, Captured by Mark Seliger

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By JACOB BERNSTEIN from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2daa7il via IFTTT 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 11:00...
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