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"I don't want you in the frame. I don't want you in the window. I want you through the window. I want you on the other side, in the world, inhabiting the world." — Chris Milk

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What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

9:13am September 12, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Filmmaker Chris Milk uses cutting-edge technology to create a film experience that immerses the viewer. He explains how virtual reality has allowed him to create the "ultimate empathy machine."

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"Sometimes we spend more time imagining how our screens will change the future than really understanding how our screens are changing us right now." — Guy Raz

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How Are Our Screens Changing Us Now?

9:13am September 12, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Host Guy Raz raises the curtain on a special two-part TED Radio Hour episode, exploring an uneasy moment in our evolution when we are becoming more and more dependent on our screens.

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"The one thing that a child never says or never thinks when ... they interact with typical passive media is 'I did it'." — Dimitri Christakis

When It Comes To Kids, Is All Screen Time Equal?

9:13am September 12, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Pediatrician Dimitri Christakis explains how different forms of screen time affects kids and their ability to learn and develop.

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The Antarctic ice sheet stores more than half of Earth's fresh water. Scientists wondered how much of it would melt if people burned all the fossil fuels on the planet.

What Would Happen If We Burned Up All Of Earth's Fossil Fuels?

6:43pm September 11, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists used an estimate of how much fossil fuel is left in the ground to do computer simulations and come up with a worst-case scenario.

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Copenhagen, Denmark - October 11, 2014: fruits and vegetables stalls at market in Copenhagen. Customers are choosing goods for themselves. These stalls is located between market halls where one can find over 60 stands with everything from fresh fish and m

Denmark Might Be Winning The Global Race To Prevent Food Waste

4:54pm September 11, 2015

by Sidsel Overgaard

According to a recent report from the Danish government, Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago. Supermarkets are doing their part by selling older food at a discount.

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Triassic North Carolina

4:51pm September 11, 2015

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, located in Winston-Salem. Follow Shawn on Twitter @SCIFitz.

What was life like in North Carolina during the Triassic? That's the time period between 252 and 199 million years ago, book-ended by two great mass extinctions (Permo-Triassic ~250ma , Triassic-Jurassic ~200MA) . To find out, I spoke with Dr. Andrew Heckert, Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology and Dinosaurs at Appalachian State University.

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Yellowtail jack (Seriola lalandi) at HSWRI in San Diego.

Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego Aims To Fix Seafood Imbalance

4:13pm September 11, 2015

by Claire Trageser

The aquaculture project would be the same size as New York's Central Park and produce 11 million pounds of yellowtail and white sea bass each year. But some people see it as an aquatic "factory farm."

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All-Male Combat Units Performed Better Than Mixed Units, Study Concludes

3:01pm September 11, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The Marine Corps released a study that raises questions about the effectiveness of women in combat conditions. The report found that all-male units out performed mixed-gender units across the board.

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National Geographic paleoartist John Gurche used fossils from a South African cave to reconstruct the face of Homo naledi, the newest addition to the genus Homo.

South African Cave Yields Strange Bones Of Early Human-Like Species

12:38pm September 11, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Deep inside a rocky chamber, reached by a narrow crevice, researchers found more than 1,500 fossilized bones of what may be the gravesite of a creature never before identified by science.

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Navy Secretary Believes Combat Positions Should Be Open To Qualified Women

8:19am September 11, 2015

Data from an experiment to determine whether female Marines should be allowed into combat positions is out. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus tells David Greene the military benefits from an integrated force.

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