Tag: quick reads
How many satellites are orbiting Earth?
Supriya Chakrabarti, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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It seems like every week, another rocket...
More education for Mexican Americans may mean less diabetes
Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, Penn State
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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What happens when your foot falls asleep?
Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Zinc-infused proteins are the secret that allows scorpions, spiders and ants...
Robert Schofield, University of Oregon
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Bitcoin will soon be ‘legal tender’ in El Salvador – here’s...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
On Sept. 7, 2021, El Salvador will become the first country to make bitcoin...
Is drinking good for you in any way? If not, why...
Margie Skeer, Tufts University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
3 takeaways from Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott teaming up...
Tessa Skidmore, IUPUI and Jacqueline Ackerman, IUPUI
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, two of the biggest U.S. donors,...
What are dark patterns? An online media expert explains
Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida
Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors...
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How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand...
