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Food

How to make an orange crush, Maryland's official state cocktail

For decades, orange crushes have been the go-to summer drink for Marylanders and Baltimore Orioles fans.

Education

For Seattle kids with disabilities, welcoming day camps can be hard to find

When school is out for summer, many Seattle-area families rely on day camps for critical child care, and a chance for kids to spend sunny days outdoors, making friends and learning new skills. For parents of kids with disabilities, however, welcoming day camps can be hard to find.

Prophets of Technology: The biotech visionaries

Manoush Zomorodi reports on the latest and revisits her favorite conversations with the minds crafting our digital world: what they’ve gotten right—and wrong—and where they think we’re headed next.

Neurotech can monitor health and read thoughts. But what about mental privacy?

Developing neurotech can transform how we monitor and improve our well-being. But lawyer and AI ethicist Nita Farahany warns this tech can supercharge data tracking and infringe on our mental privacy.

Will brain implants that turn thoughts to text become commonplace?

Synchron's implantable brain computer interface allows people to turn thoughts into texts, emails, and posts. Founder Tom Oxley explains who this tech is for and whether it will be widely used.

Casual Friday with Chase Hutchinson and Dr. Kirk Honda

This week… Seattle has two new parks. One with a futuristic jellyfish, one brought to us by the heir of the Chuck E Cheese creator. Two big things have gone up at Amazon: prices on their site, and carbon emissions. And the Blue Angels will be in town once again next week… Time to prepare. Film critic Chase Hutchinson and Psychology in Seattle host Dr. Kirk Honda are here to break down the week.

Politics

The Jackpod: Action Completed This Day

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a model of government inefficiency and the prospects for FEMA reform.

Science

People like extroverted robots — but they relate to the neurotic ones

Neurotic personalities are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities have recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.