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The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike

KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington.
- Libby Denkmann
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After a concussion, kids’ brains need a break: from sports, bright lights, and too much homework

Washington was the first state with a law regulating when and how students can return to sports after having a concussion. Brain-injury experts say, now, lawmakers should add guidelines for when students with a concussion can return to school full-time.
- Eilís O'Neill
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A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

Neudy Rojop made a girlhood pledge. When family members fell ill, she says she decided to become a nurse "so I could change my community for good."
- Ari Daniel
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To outwit a giant hornet, scientists try speaking its language

Researchers on two continents aim to lure the world’s largest hornet to its doom by speaking its chemical language.
- John Ryan
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Hear it again: Understanding how our brains work through 'The Neuroscience of You'

According to Dr. Chantel Prat, "The point of the brain is to take in as much information in the world around the being that it's driving, and use this information to guide that being through life in a way that maximizes its success." But how individual brains work comes down to a fascinating combination of factors, with each person's experiences changing how they engage with the world.
- Libby Denkmann
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In Seattle, crime went up, but overall levels of fear went down

‘Research historically has shown that when people are closer to their neighbors, and when there's higher social cohesion, that they're less fearful of crime.’
- Kim Malcolm
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A new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.

When hurricanes cause both extreme high tides and heavy rains, devastating floods ensue. Such storms will get much more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new study.
- Rebecca Hersher
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Omicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows

University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks.
- Rob Stein
A device to 'cleanse' the brain and enhance sleep: UW researchers have started human trials

Feeling drowsy? Maybe you just need to sleep more ... but maybe science can help. UW researchers are trying to enhance what the brain does when it sleeps.
- Bill Radke
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Retired lab chimps move to a sanctuary near Seattle — but it's not easy

In 2015, the U.S. outlawed using chimpanzees in biomedical research except in very rare circumstances, because the species is endangered. Since then, all government-owned labs, and some that are privately owned, have been trying to transfer the chimps in their care to sanctuaries.
- Eilís O'Neill
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