Campaign For Universal Health Care In Colorado Seeks Bernie Sanders' Help
An initiative on the state's November ballot would establish a single-payer health plan. Supporters hope to lure Sanders to help get out the vote.
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Uber Hasn't Had An Effect On Drunken-Driving Deaths, Study Finds
A new study of data from 100 U.S. cities finds access to apps for ride-sharing services has not led to a decrease in alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
Atomic Bombs Help Hawksbill Turtle Preservation
How can you tell the age of a turtle? This is an important question, especially when it concerns the critically endangered Hawaiian hawksbill turtle. The answer is the bomb!
Can Diabetes Alert Dogs Help Sniff Out Low Blood Sugar?
Trained dogs are increasingly being used to help people with diabetes detect hypoglycemia. One study finds the dogs can indeed do that, but aren't as reliable as a continuous glucose monitor.
Invisibilia: He Mocked Celebrity, Then Came To Crave It Himself
This week the NPR program Invisibilia talks with a guy who despised our mindless worship of celebrities. So he devised an elaborate prank. It succeeded in ways he never would have anticipated.
When A Project Fails, Should The Workers Get A Bonus?
Entrepreneur Astro Teller rewards colleagues when their ambitious projects fail. Teller says this helps people take risks so they can achieve their "moonshot" goals, like a balloon-powered internet.
Sea Slug? Disco Ball? Beautiful Deep-Sea Purple Blob Puzzles Scientists
"I have no idea. I can't even hazard a guess to phylum," one scientist says. The curious orb was found and captured during a recent Nautilus expedition near California's Channel Islands.
After Hinckley, States Tightened Use Of The Insanity Plea
John Hinckley's not-guilty verdict prompted tighter restrictions on the insanity defense. Civil rights advocates say that means seriously ill people are imprisoned without adequate treatment.
Iranian-Swedish Researcher Among Winners Of Top European Math Prize
Sara Zahedi was one of 10 mathematicians — and the only woman — to win one of this year's European Mathematical Society prizes, which are awarded once every four years.
Care To Offset All Your Office Sitting? It'll Take Just An Hour A Day
A new study of over 1 million people finds that doing at least one hour of physical activity per day may eliminate the increased risk of death associated with sitting for 8 hours a day.