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Health & Safety

Big Data Not A Cure-All In Medicine

6:31pm January 05, 2015

by Amy Standen

Big data is a trendy term for the ever-expanding cloud of information that's online and increasingly searchable. Some researchers say it could change the way medical research is done and the way individual doctors make medical decisions. Others say big data raises too many big questions — especially when it comes to medicine.

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Young Cubans prepare their sticks to charge the latest internet "package" with films, television series, software and other similar stuff from foreign origin downloaded from the web.

World News

Lacking Internet, Cubans Rely On 'The Package' For Entertainment

5:06pm January 05, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The so-called weekly "package" allows Cubans to watch every current TV show and series available to the world at a fraction of the cost and without government censors.

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Sleeping Near A Smartphone Can Disturb A Child's Rest

4:17pm January 05, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Lots of children have smartphones tucked under the pillow or on the nightstand. That may be enough to compromise sleep and make children feel less rested, a study finds.

Postdoctoral researcher Jennifer Foulke-Abel holds the gut-on-a-chip inside the lab at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Researchers Create Artificial Organs That Fit In Your Hand

4:16pm January 05, 2015

by Richard Harris

Scientists are growing mock organs made of human cells to better study diseases and help test drugs. Researchers at Johns Hopkins are working on a gut-on-a-chip.

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Utilities Fight For Revenue Lost To Solar Power

2:20am January 05, 2015

Solar energy had a banner year in 2014, but as more U.S. households make their own electricity, they're paying electric utilities less. Utility companies across the nation are fighting back.

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World News

2014 Hashtags: #MuslimApologies Grew Out Of Both Anger And Whimsy

4:38pm January 04, 2015

Maha Hilal helped launch #MuslimApologies partly as a rebuttal to the more earnest hashtag, #NotInOurName. She tells Audie Cornish how it reflects a divisive conversation in the Muslim community.

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Stephen Hawking Gets A Voice Upgrade

2:58pm January 04, 2015

The theoretical physicist has been using the same communication system for more than 20 years, until now. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Horst Haussecker of Intel about the new and faster technology.

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National

Net Neutrality Debate Forces FCC Chairman Into The Spotlight

5:54pm January 03, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Tom Wheeler is a former cable TV lobbyist and the president's appointee as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

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National

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea

11:59am January 03, 2015

The cyber attack on Sony has prompted the U.S. to impose new sanctions on North Korea. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with correspondent Tamara Keith about why the U.S. is taking this action.

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NASA Hopes A Hack Will Overcome Mars Rover's Memory Gap

11:59am January 03, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

The Mars rover Opportunity is getting on in years. It has been on Mars' surface for over a decade, and now it's having memory problems. NASA has come up with a plan to fix it.

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