Sep 22 Watch 8:06 The psychological trick behind getting people to say yes By PBS News Hour Asking for someone’s phone number in front of a flower shop will be more successful because the flowers prime us to think about romance. Small, subliminal cues change our willingness to be sold on a product, on ideas or even… Continue watching
Sep 22 This MacArthur winner wants every child in the world to own a microscope By Nsikan Akpan Stanford University inventor Manu Prakash thinks if every child can have a pencil, then they should have a microscope. So, he built a $1 version. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 6:27 Why we believe what we read on the internet By PBS News Hour In the digital age, we have access to all the information that we could ever want. But that means there’s also a lot of misinformation out there. How do we know what’s true and what isn’t? That’s what Daniel Levitin… Continue watching
Sep 21 What is chromium-6 and how did it infiltrate America’s drinking water? By Courtney Norris A new report says that cancer-causing agent chromium-6 may flow in the drinking water of 200 million Americans. What does that mean for public health?… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 5:25 Marine recruit’s death uncovers pattern of abuse by some drill instructors By PBS News Hour Why did a 20-year-old recruit jump to his death at the Marine Corps training facility at Parris Island? That question spurred an internal investigation, which uncovered a larger pattern of hazing and abuse. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to offer… Continue watching
Sep 20 The average person is better off without a fitness wearable, weight loss study finds By Nsikan Akpan Do fitness wearables aid weight loss? A new study from the University of Pittsburgh -- the longest of its kind -- says the average person on a weight loss program can cut more pounds without a wearable. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 10:09 Is this ‘syndrome’ causing American political dysfunction? By PBS News Hour Has our political system gone crazy? Jonathan Rauch thinks so. In a recent piece for the Atlantic, Rauch explores what he calls “chaos syndrome” in Washington: government stagnation, he argues, is resulting from politicians' inability to compromise, combined with constant… Continue watching
Sep 19 Tulsa police release graphic footage of fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher By Joshua Barajas Terence Crutcher, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, man who was fatally shot by a police officer last week, was not armed, nor was a weapon found in his SUV, the city's police chief said Monday. The Justice Department said it has opened… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 4:41 What caused a gas pipeline leak in Alabama? By PBS News Hour The price of a gallon of gas is expected to go up this week along the East Coast, due to a leaky gas pipeline in Alabama. The pipeline delivers more than a million barrels of gasoline every day from Gulf… Continue watching
Sep 18 Why do suicidal patients wait hours for a hospital bed? By Corinne Segal Psychiatric beds have been a disappearing resource for suicidal patients in recent years. Continue reading