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Apr 1, 2024 • 13min

Inside the Race to Protect Artists from Artificial Intelligence

AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 29, 2024 • 11min

The Tale of the Snail Slime Wrangler

Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 27, 2024 • 12min

Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day

The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 25, 2024 • 9min

Magical Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish

If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 22, 2024 • 16min

How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 20, 2024 • 10min

Why Short Naps Are Good for You

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 18, 2024 • 9min

The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 15, 2024 • 8min

The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 14, 2024 • 12min

Large Study of ME/CFS Patients Reveals Measurable Physical Changes

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 11, 2024 • 11min

Hunger in Gaza Could Affect Survivors' Health for Decades

Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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