Elizabeth Shockman
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Why New Zealand is going all out to kill its rats, possums
How ethical is New Zealand’s plan to save the Kiwi bird? Also, will dogs die as well from the poisons being planned? → Read More
Should we be protecting historic sites in space?
Did you know there is a historic preserve on the moon? → Read More
Did you know GPS used to be controversial? Here’s how it survived.
"It was almost guaranteed that it wouldn't go anywhere," says the engineer and former Air Force colonel who helped drive the program. Things changed. → Read More
Here's why your new hobby should be bird watching or bee hunting
Looking for a few warm-weather hobbies you might want to consider? Here are two: bird watching and bee hunting. → Read More
Tiny furniture, art and being the mom of Lena Durham
Laurie Simmons is a photographer and recently spoke with actress Molly Ringwald about her work, and the intersection of motherhood and art → Read More
Creative block? Here’s the neuroscience of how to fix that.
How over-engaging your pre-frontal cortex can lead to a creative block. → Read More
From love story to cancer: a rock band's final chapter
The band that started out as a love story produces an album after one of its members is gone. → Read More
What exactly is processed cheese, anyway?
A dairy expert unlocks the mysteries of processed cheese as well as the secrets to the perfect, delicious, creamy homemade macaroni and cheese sauce → Read More
Jeff Daniels is a great jerk
Actor Jeff Daniels has made his mark on a number of films playing a complicated anti-hero with deep flaws. What makes him so good at it? → Read More
Here’s what happened when a tech exec quit his job and joined Iggy Pop on tour
James Williamson inspired a punk-rock revolution in the 1970s, then quit music and became an engineer. After three decades of working in tech, however, he went back on a rock-and-roll tour → Read More
Just how big is the natural gas leak in California?
There is a huge natural gas leak in California’s Aliso Canyon, and here’s why it’s so bad → Read More
Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance.
The usajobs.gov website is currently accepting applications for would-be US astronauts. As the listing says, “frequent travel may be required.” → Read More
If the multiverse is real, what does that mean for modern-day religion?
These days, scientists are increasingly interested in thinking about multiple universes, but the idea of a multiverse is at least 2500 years old according to professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein and chair of religion at Wesleyan University. → Read More
Having a hard time picturing the multiverse? Head to Scotland where you can walk through a landscaped version of it.
A landscape artist in Scotland is trying to help us experience the multiverse with his work of landscape art, “The Crawick Multiverse” → Read More
One of America’s top community colleges spurs economic prosperity, educates local prison inmates — and serves wine at its lectures
Walla Walla Community College in Washington State won the Aspen Prize for community college excellence in 2013. Here’s the school's secret to success. → Read More
Diabetes is finally on the decline in the US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of new diabetes cases in the US has finally started to fall. → Read More
Are algorithms racist — and can we fix that?
Researchers are sounding the alarm on big data, saying algorithms can take on and perpetuate the same biases already present in our culture. → Read More
The little-known world of endangered plant poaching
Endangered animals are a booming business — but illegal taking and sales of endangered plants can generate big profits too. → Read More
Six things you believe about spiders that are totally false
You think you know spiders? Arachnologists Lauren Esposito and Catherine Scott are here to blow up all the myths you believe about spiders. → Read More