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Learning with Age
From: Susanne Bard
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Both younger and older people can readily learn new information, but older people have a harder time filtering out irrelevant and distracting infor...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
3-D Talking Map
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Touching the miniature buildings on the map activates auditory information and directions. , Credit: University of Buffalo
3-D talking maps use a variety of sensory modalities to help the visually impaired find their way around college campuses and other institutions.

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wine's Fruity Nose - Thanksgiving 2014
From: Susanne Bard
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You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
NanoArchaeology
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A 17 cm carved stone figurine shown inside the SEM chamber ready for non-destructive imaging and analysis, Credit: (Timothy Rose/Smithsonian)
Modern technology reveals ancient techniques used in the production of purloined antiquities.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lost Languages in the Brain
From: Susanne Bard
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When children are adopted internationally, the first language they hear as babies may not be entirely lost.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mind-Controlled Medicine
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A brainwave-triggered implant which could potentially turn on genes controlling the production of therapeutic proteins., Credit: March Folcher/ETH Zurich
Could brainwaves one day trigger an implant that stops epilepsy and chonic pain episodes before they begin?

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Politics of Disgust
From: Susanne Bard
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Brain scans reveal our political leanings.

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Superspreaders
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary, Credit: From the The New York American newspaper, dated June 20, 1909.
Learning about the immune system from people who catch germs but don’t get sick.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Human Gut Powered Fuel
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Isaac Cann, Credit: L. Brian Stauffer
Human gut microbes could break down grasses into sugars for biofuel production.

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Spreading Viruses
From: Susanne Bard
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Viruses spread from room to room much more quickly than you might think.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Origami Robots
From: Susanne Bard
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Using origami techniques to make real life Transformer robots.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anti-Cancer Venom
From: Susanne Bard
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Researchers are developing a technique to attack cancer cells with animal venoms.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Brain Chip
From: Susanne Bard
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Improving computers by making them think more like humans.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Domestication Syndrome
From: Susanne Bard
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A new hypothesis ties domestication in mammals to “cute” physical features.

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Time of Day Medicine
From: Susanne Bard
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The outcome of a medical test could be affected by the time of day.

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Friendship Genetics
From: Susanne Bard
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Your friends may be as closely related to you as a fourth cousin.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
3-D Tissue
From: Susanne Bard
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3-D scaffolding in cells helps scientists understand a patient’s cancer cells and personalize treatments.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Jumpstarting Memories
From: Susanne Bard
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Scientists turn memories on and off in rats.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Slinky Saber Cats
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Smilodon fatalis, Credit: Sergiodlarosa/Wikipedia
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Flying Without Wings
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Like skydivers, some animals don’t need wings to maneuver in the air. , Credit: Douglas S. Smith/Wikipedia
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.

  • Added: May 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
GPS Weather Jets
From: Susanne Bard
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GPS devices on commercial flights could predict hurricanes.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Deep Diving Whales
From: Susanne Bard
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Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Kidney Allocation
From: Susanne Bard
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New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Harpy Eagles
From: Susanne Bard
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Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Ancient Cancer
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Lesions indicating cancer in the skeleton’s bone., Credit: (© Trustees of the British Museum
Scientists uncover a case of human cancer as old as the Pharaohs.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:00