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Gen Z's relationship with gambling and the unique vulnerabilities it faces
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (524+ words) The majority of young men in Generation Z are gambling " on sports, on pop culture events, on politics. They're also experiencing of the downsides of gambling. DIANNA DOUGLAS, BYLINE: That was about as easy as finding a male student. Seventy…...
Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (1731+ words) Kelly Chibale founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a facility with everything needed to discover drugs for some of humanity's most intractable ailments. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption…...
Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (366+ words) Washington, D.C. flew into a panic last weekend. Schools closed, parents scrambled, flights were canceled, and mayors declared emergencies. "There's a storm coming!" people in and around the nation's capital exclaimed to one another Sunday night. "Are you ready? Charge your…...
Fresh Air Weekend: Harrison Ford; Novelist Francis Spufford
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (244+ words) Fresh Air Weekend: Harrison Ford; Novelist Francis Spufford'NPR Fresh Air Weekend: Harrison Ford; Novelist Francis Spufford "I'm happy to be the age I am, and have no impulse to hide it," says Harrison Ford. He's shown above accepting the Screen…...
OIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal government : Planet Money
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (198+ words) Career staff of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs work in the New Executive Office Building. Keith Romer/NPR hide caption OIRA " the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs " is an obscure, but powerful federal office around the corner…...
'One Battle After Another,' 'Sinners' win big on Oscars night. A roundup of the night
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (676+ words) "One Battle After Another' took home best picture at the Oscars while Michael B. Jordan won best actor for his role as twins Smoke and Stack in "Sinners." A look at the winners, surprises and snubs. President Trump's politics and war…...
The Ukrainian town enmeshed in netting to evade deadly Russian drones : State of the World from NPR
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (526+ words) Entering the Ukrainian town of Izium brings the odd sight of roads and sidewalks completely covered in wide stretches of overhead netting. It's a low-tech defense against the latest deadly Russian drones known as, FPV, or first-person view drones. FPV's…...
The hidden history of blackface in America : Fresh Air
1+ week, 6+ day ago (280+ words) In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as "missing on shelf." It turns out that a librarian had purposely…...
We're told eyewitness testimoney isn't reliable. But new science says it might be
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (185+ words) Part 2 of the'TED Radio Hour'episode "How does your brain perceive the world?" Psychologist John Wixted says that through the course of a criminal investigation, an eyewitnesses memory can be influenced and altered. But under the right conditions, that testimony can…...
25 at 250: Costumes from ‘The Wiz’ and the car that changed America : Here & Now Anytime
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (186+ words) The Wiz" premiered on Broadway a little more than 50 years ago, reimagining a classic American story, The Wizard of Oz," as an all-Black production filled with gospel, funk and soul music. Dwandalyn Reece from the Smithsonian National Museum of African…...