Christopher Intagliata
Stories
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Technology
German researchers have figured out how to use AI to identify whiskey aromas
Researchers in Germany have developed algorithms to differentiate between Scotch and American whiskey. The machines can also discern the aromas in a glass of whiskey better than human testers.
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Science
A desert festival where robots are the headliner
Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age.
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A kid found an unusual rock. It turned out to be a rare ax made by Neanderthals
Ben Witten found an unusual rock on an English beach when he was 6. It turned out to be an exceedingly rare hand ax made by Neanderthals, tens of thousands of years ago.
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For Mouaz Moustafa, the fall of the Assad regime is an emotional victory
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mouaz Moustafa of the non-profit Syrian Emergency Task Force about the dramatic toppling of the Assad regime, as Moustafa prepares to fly back to his home city, Damascus.
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'Moana 2' songwriters made history as 1st all-female team to lead a Disney soundtrack
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney animated film with Moana 2.
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Technology
At a desert festival for space robots, engineers envision a busy future in space
At the Robopalooza festival in the California desert, engineers are stress-testing space robots, which they say could someday build the infrastructure needed to settle the moon and beyond.
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Politics
Former FBI lawyer says Trump's plan to shake up FBI leadership is unprecedented
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrew Weissmann, a top lawyer at the FBI from 2011-2013, about President-elect Trump's plan to replace FBI director Christopher Wray with an ally, Kash Patel.
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Politics
Venezuela's opposition leader says Maduro is 'weaker than ever'
From hiding, María Corina Machado says she'll continue to fight for Venezuelan democracy.
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Latin America
Venezuela's opposition leader is in hiding, but still speaking out
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, on what is next after the incumbent president claimed victory without providing evidence.
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World
Israel's ambassador to the UN weighs in on ICC's warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, about the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
