Emily Kwong
Stories
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This week in science: Minecraft, perfecting a pasta dish and new cancer research
Scientists are using the video game Minecraft to study how humans learn, perfecting a classic Roman pasta dish with science, and a possible reason why more young people are getting colorectal cancer.
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This week in science: Drumming crabs, lab-made nuggets and LSD without the trip
NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD -- without the trip.
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As the U.S. population ages, solo caregiving becomes more common
NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with clinical social worker Marie Clouqueur on what it's like to be a solo caregiver and how to navigate the challenges.
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How is the tech industry thinking about AI's environmental impact?
We investigate how the tech industry is thinking about its environmental footprint as it invests in energy-consuming new AI models.
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In 'The Dream Hotel,' AI monitors people's dreams. The results are life-altering
NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with writer Laila Lalami about her new book, "The Dream Hotel."
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This week in politics: Signal saga, Trump executive orders and more
We catch up on what's happened this week with the Signal chat group controversy, immigration enforcement actions, and new executive orders.
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Spring has sprung with new music
Springtime is the season of flowers, but it's also a time for new music. Who is putting out interesting projects this season?
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This week in science: a new desert flower, virtual lemonade and prehistoric bone tools
In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality, and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.
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Elephant seals, fog harvesting and the brain science behind sugar cravings
This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert.
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This week in science: The fluid dynamics of crowds, a bird fossil and morning mindsets
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.
