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July 28, 2017 12:00 AM

What your interactions with robots say about your character

NPR's Shankar Vedantam talked with Kate Darling of MIT about how we interact with machines.

by MPR News Staff

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July 25, 2017 8:45 AM

Wisconsin retail tech company offers to microchip its staff

The microchips would enable employees to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand.

by The Associated Press

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July 21, 2017 6:33 AM

How did the Afghan all-girl team do at the robotics competition?

President Trump intervened to find a way to permit the girls entry, after their applications for visas were twice rejected. For the budding scientists, the path to compete has been a long one.

by Courtney Columbus

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July 21, 2017 6:15 AM

To shrink the mosquito population, scientists are releasing 20 million of them

Scientists plan to release millions of sterile, male bacteria-infected mosquitoes in California, to breed with wild females. They're hoping for a "steep decline" in the species that carries Zika.

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July 20, 2017 12:00 AM

BBC special: The Rise of the Robots

The promise and peril of robots. The world's most prominent physicist said the rise of artificial intelligence could be the best thing, or the worst thing, for humanity. Tesla CEO Elon Musk described artificial intelligence as a potential "existential threat" to human civilization.

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July 19, 2017 8:19 AM

Want to slow global warming? Researchers say answer may lie in family planning

A recent study shows that the biggest way to reduce climate change is by having fewer children, but, says one of its authors, the report isn't meant to tell people how to plan their futures.

by Tori Whitley

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July 18, 2017 11:22 AM

3D imaging technology from U of M helps doctors separate conjoined twins

Doctors from the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital used technology from the school to create a reconstruction of the twins' hearts to prepare for the successful surgery.

by The Associated Press

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July 18, 2017 9:55 AM

The myth of drug expiration dates

Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.

by Marshall Allen

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July 18, 2017 8:56 AM

More than bread: Sourdough as a window into the microbiome

Home bakers in the U.S., Europe and some other countries have volunteered their sourdough starters to a team of American scientists who want to unravel the microbial secrets of sourdough.

by Marcus Woo