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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
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how to develop a rational supplementation protocol tailored to your specific needs, nutrition and budget. I discuss foundational supplements and single-ingredient supplements for sleep, hormone support and cognitive enhancement a
OTM producer, Molly Rosen, has been on a mission to find out what technology her two-year-old kid will confront when he’s old enough to go to school. In a recent interview she did with a New Yorker staff writer, Jessica Winter, about how AI chatbots are infiltrating schools, Moll
“Hi, I’m Taylor.” That was the plot twist. Until the moment that Taylor Swift introduced herself to Tim McGraw, immediately after singing the song “Tim McGraw” to him, I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Taylor Swift hadn’t met Tim McGraw. For all I knew, “Tim McGraw,”
John Mulaney gave a glimpse into a cute father-daughter moment with his and Olivia Munn’s daughter Méi, sharing a video of the 2-year-old playing with toy makeup.
A stranger takes an emotional call in the quiet car. Do you shush them?
On a crowded train's designated quiet car, a passenger answers a call and begins discussing an apparent family emergency. They are speaking softly but continuously, and everyone nearby is listening despite trying not to.
The buffet is unlimited while you are inside. Can one sandwich leave in your pocket?
An expensive hotel brunch advertises unlimited food but forbids takeout. You are full, yet quietly assembling a sandwich for later would cost the hotel almost nothing. Several trays will likely be discarded after service.