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Curiosity drives much of our learning and creativity. Where do we get it from, and how does it change our brains?

Probing Humanity’s Endless ‘Why?’

NASA is preparing a year-long test to examine how off-the-shelf supercomputers might withstand radiation in space.

Supercomputers In Space, Alternative Cancer Therapies, And A Frozen Fruitcake

Researchers mapped the neurons that pick up on pitch in spoken language.

Oh, Really? How Our Brain Turns Pitch Into Meaning

Physicist Max Tegmark contemplates how artificial intelligence could reshape work, justice, and society in the future.

What Would An A.I.-Influenced Society Look Like In 10,000 Years?

Many people who are exploited in work situations don't realize they are victims. When nobody tells you about things like minimum wage and legal working hours, how can you be helped? One solution is to detect such cases proactively, by following the digital fingerprints hidden in banking data. In this first episode of Forensic Finance, we look into this innovative new technology to tackle the $150 billion human trafficking industry.

How bank data analysis helps fight modern slavery

Google says its quantum computer has achieved in just 200 seconds what would take a supercomputer thousands of years. But IBM is pushing back.

Quantum Supremacy Is Here—Allegedly

Do moths deserve their unflattering reputation? A museum curator and moth-lover sets the record straight.

Moth Magic: Nature’s Underappreciated Night-Dweller

Sleepy? Science to the Rescue!

Not sleeping enough turning you into a monster? Cutting-edge science helps us understand why. And we sort through the fads to find out, what really works to get more ZZZs. We speak with lab coordinator Pam De Young, sleep researcher Dr. Brady Riedner, and circadian scientist Prof. Russell Foster. 

Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2Ns26Zt 

Selected references: 
Consensus on the optimal amount of sleep: http://bit.ly/2Nu33Rc 
Local sleep review: http://bit.ly/33rXWGL 
Drunk study: http://bit.ly/33sN1wo 
Melatonin review: http://bit.ly/2WXC1EW 
E-reader study: http://bit.ly/2NU67EY 

Credits:
This episode was produced by Rose Rimler and Lexi Krupp with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Michelle Dang, Meryl Horn and Kaitlyn Sawrey. We’re edited by Caitlin Kenney. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. Music written by Peter Leonard, Emma Munger, Bobby Lord, and Bach. Recording assistance from Dave Drexler, Tim Peterson, Zoe Sullivan, and Martin Wiggins. Sonification of EEG data came from Dr. Gerold Baier and Dr. Thomas Hermann. A big thanks to Dr. Amandine Valomon, Prof. James Krueger, Dr. Ari Shechter, Dr. Jade Wu, Dr. Bei Bei, Dr. Connor Sheehan, Dr. Jennifer Ailshire, Dr. Agostinho Rosa, and everyone else we spoke to for this episode, especially our frustrated sleepers. Thanks for calling in! And special thanks to Chuma Ossé, the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson.

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Sleep: All Aboard the Snooze Cruise!

The weird, dumb, and sometimes beautiful mistakes artificial intelligence can make.

The Limits Of Algorithms

The NIH has instigated investigations into dozens of scientists over concerns of spying, nearly all linked to China.

Is US Science Vulnerable To Espionage?

Any new fracking project in the state will need to be reviewed by an independent scientific board.

California Cracks Down On Fracking Permits

A quarter of the corals in the world are now dead—but scientists on the front lines of the coral crisis are working on some inspiring solutions.

Meet The Scientists Reviving Fading Corals Worldwide

Science, technology, and other cool stuff from public radio's Science Friday. It's brain fun, for curious people. From WNYC Studios.

The Limits Of Algorithms

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