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Scientists have created robots the size of a pencil tip intended to travel through the body to deliver medicine to infections inside a beating heart. The bots, designed to replace risky open-heart surgery and ineffective IV-drug therapy to treat life-threatening heart infections, could also be used to less invasively and more precisely treat other hard-to-reach diseases, including cancer. “With just a little…
Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance are going to see changes both big and small as open enrollment for 2027 coverage kicks off. These include premium increases, possible additional identity checks, potential delays in working with a broker, and new limits on which immigrants can get subsidies. Shoppers need to plan accordingly. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1 in most states. Idaho, Connecticut, and…
Halloween excitement, not sugar, may be behind your child’s “sugar rush,” experts say. Your child eats a handful of Halloween candy and suddenly seems to be bouncing off the walls. It may be tempting to blame the sugar, but there could be a simpler explanation: Halloween is exciting. Kids are dressing up, running around the neighborhood, seeing friends, and coming home with a haul of treats they don’t usually have.…
Polling is facing an existential crisis. People aren't picking up the phone. Nobody wants to talk to pollsters. Trust is on the line. We pluck a solution from the economics canon and convince a polling firm to let us test it. Today on the show, we head to Marist College — home of
What does it truly cost a human being to lead a nation through an existential war while the world watches from afar? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the psychological toll of continuous survival, the grim realities of geopolitical negotiation, and what keeps him still stand
My guest today is Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft and chairman of the Gates Foundation. You may have noticed Bill in the news more lately — he’s been on something of a tour for the past few months talking about AI risk, and how crucial it is that we start takin
In an exclusive excerpt from the new biography, Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David, the comedian and his writing partner, Jerry Seinfeld, look back on their days as Bikram yoga practicing roommates, and how their famed sitcom came to be.
Angine de Poitrine are the band of the moment, or at least a band of the moment. The costumed microtonal math-rockers have a zany, eye-catching look and a sound to match, and their glow-up this past year — including a Polaris Prize win, the emergence of tribute bands, and encount
A likable but unreliable former employee lists you as a reference. How honest are you?
A former employee who was unreliable but personally likable lists you as a reference without asking. Their prospective manager calls and asks only whether you would hire them again.
Your host demands shoes off, but their floor is filthy. Must you obey?
A host has a strict shoes-off rule and points to a neat row by the door. Inside, the floor is visibly sticky and covered with pet hair. You are wearing clean shoes, no socks, and would rather not spend the evening barefoot.