Jun 06 Watch 6:31 This ancient DNA revolution is unlocking just how interconnected we are By Jeffrey Brown Researchers are using the latest genetic sequencing technology to understand to a surprising degree the movements and interactions of very ancient humans. At the forefront of this revolution, David Reich is trying to answer very big questions, like "Who We… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 4:03 Meet a robot offering care and companionship to seniors By Teresa Carey In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Northern Virginia startup is using new technology and a sense of humor to care for the elderly. The NewsHour’s Teresa Carey reports. Continue watching
May 30 Watch 8:30 Who becomes an inventor? This Arkansas innovation hub is trying to spark a new generation By Jeffrey Brown At MIT, Chris Jones led efforts to double minority enrollment in graduate programs. Now back home in Arkansas, he's on a mission to reduce barriers for low-income people, women and people of color toward becoming innovators, makers, thinkers and entrepreneurs. Continue watching
May 24 Smart guns exist. Why aren’t they on the market? By Teresa Carey In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School and Santa Fe shootings, which have sparked an outcry for stricter gun regulations, many technology developers are turning toward innovation. Continue reading
May 23 This digital pill wants to make following your prescription easier By Cat Wise Most adults say they struggle with remembering to take their prescriptions. A nationwide study is testing a pill with an ingestible sensor that tracks medication adherence from inside the body. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 11:04 Inside Facebook’s race to separate news from junk By Miles O'Brien At Facebook, there are two competing goals: keep the platform free and open to a broad spectrum of ideas and opinions, while reducing the spread of misinformation. The company says it's not in the business of making editorial judgments, so… Continue watching
May 10 WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite atop Block 5, the most powerful Falcon 9 rocket to date By Nsikan Akpan On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 9:17 Why we love to like junk news that reaffirms our beliefs By Miles O'Brien Facebook is exquisitely designed to feed our addiction to hyper-partisan content. In this world, fringe players who are apt to be more strident end up at the top of our news feeds, burying the middle ground. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: NASA launches InSight, the first lander for peering deep into Mars By Rashmi Shivni InSight could become the first probe to dig deep into Mars' interior to explore how the Red Planet’s geology evolved over billions of years, including the planet’s so-called “marsquakes.”… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 9:52 Online anger is gold to this junk-news pioneer By Miles O'Brien Meet one of the Internet's most prolific distributors of hyper-partisan fare. From California, Cyrus Massoumi caters to both liberals and conservatives, serving up political grist through various Facebook pages. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien profiles a leading purveyor of junk news… Continue watching