Arielle Duhaime-Ross is freelance science journalist, artist, podcast, and TV host based in Portland, OR.
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New Products Collect Data From Your Brain. Where Does It Go?
An array of new products monitors users’ brain waves using caps or headbands. That neural data has few privacy protections.
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11:53
Bonobos Are Gentler Than Chimps? Maybe Not.
A study found aggression between male bonobos to be more frequent than aggression between male chimpanzees.
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5:12
Art Meets Ecology In A Mile-Long Poem
Visual artist Todd Gilens created a walkable poem along Reno’s Truckee River that draws parallels between urbanism and stream ecology.
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16:33
The 4,000-Year History Of Humans And Silk
For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms.
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11:44
The Engineering Behind Why The Bridge In Baltimore Collapsed
We look into the engineering reasons why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it.
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7:22
Mapping Out How Viruses Jump Between Species
A new analysis finds that more viruses spread from humans to animals than from animals to humans.
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9:53
How ‘3 Body Problem’ Explores The Laws Of Physics
Particle accelerators, nanofibers, and solar physics: The science advisor for the Netflix adaptation breaks down the physics in the show.
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12:08
In Defense Of ‘Out Of Place’ Plants
In her new book, Jessica J. Lee looks at how humans have moved plants around the globe–and how our migrations are intertwined with theirs.
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17:29
The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind And Right Whales
Officials say offshore wind turbines aren’t killing North Atlantic right whales. So why do so many people think otherwise?
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16:41
The Bumpy Road To Approving New Alzheimer’s Drugs
After a controversial Alzheimer’s medication was discontinued, a new anti-amyloid drug receives extra scrutiny from the FDA.