Oct 17 Watch 9:01 How big data is transforming creative commerce By Catherine Rampell Big data is disrupting nearly every aspect of modern life. Artificial intelligence, which involves machines learning, analyzing and acting upon enormous sets of data, is transforming industries and eliminating certain jobs. But that data can also be used to appeal… Continue watching
Oct 17 WATCH: NASA conducts 1st all-female spacewalk As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that men weren't part of the action. Continue reading
Oct 16 Scientists discover big storms can create ‘stormquakes’ By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A stormquake is more an oddity than something that can hurt you, because no one is standing on the sea floor during a hurricane, said Wenyuan Fan, a Florida State University seismologist who was the study's lead author. Continue reading
Oct 14 Why the 2019 Nobel Prizes in STEM struggled with diversity By Gretchen Frazee Esther Duflo is the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics in the award’s 50-year history. She's also the only woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in the sciences this year. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 12:34 Can sustainable farming save Iowa’s precious soil and water? By Mark Bittman, Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Iowa is a powerhouse producer of corn and soybeans. But all the industrial farming has come at a cost to the environment. Today, there's a growing number of farmers adopting more sustainable practices in a bid to save Iowa's precious… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 9:42 Can ultrasound be used to fight Alzheimer’s? By Miles O'Brien At age 61, Judi Polak is five years into a bleak diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease. But last year she made medical history in a clinical trial, when a team of scientists, engineers and practitioners deployed a novel device to take aim… Continue watching
Oct 10 Millions are out of power in California, but were the PG&E shutoffs necessary? By Nsikan Akpan This week's Diablo winds were projected to be the strongest in two years, but early signs suggest that PG&E may have overestimated the fire risk. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:41 After Dorian, Bahamas’ path to recovery is obscured by uncertainty By Miles O'Brien More than five weeks since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, the complexities of the storm and the recovery are in some ways just beginning to reveal themselves. But scientists also say the long game for the Bahamas is very uncertain,… Continue watching
Oct 08 Beauty products for vulvas? These doctors say don’t buy it By Jamie Leventhal Instagram influencers and companies are selling cosmetic products for vulvas and "wellness" products for vaginas, which could put people at risk for infection and bacterial vaginosis. Continue reading
Oct 07 Should you eat more red meat? By Nsikan Akpan Despite new guidelines for red and processed meat, the answer is still broadly no. Here's why nutritional studies are so confusing. Continue reading