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Science is getting a *grip* on why we get pruney fingers in the bath – and the findings may surprise you.
Listen to Ira Flatow’s discussion with Flora Lichtman on Biology Letters recent research findings.
Archive for the ‘NPR’ Category
“And basically, your skin just, like, sucks in, like a balloon deflating.”
In NPR, Science, Talk of the Nation on January 12, 2013 at 2:42 amSpam Inbox: “Canadian pharmacy – drugs for cheap xxx!”
In Morning Edition, NPR on January 11, 2013 at 6:32 pmFascinating look at discount pharmacies and their ties with professional spammers. 
“The spammers are typically independent contractors paid on commission by the pharmacy for the sales they generate — something like 30 or 40 percent of the purchase price.”
Intelligence in the Human-Machine
In Chicago, NPR, Pop Culture, WBEZ on January 11, 2013 at 5:37 pm
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Katinka Kleijn duetting with her own brain this weekend at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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Did you know the Jetsons only had one season?
In All Things Considered, NPR, Pop Culture, Technology, Television on January 11, 2013 at 2:30 amListen to Audie Cornish‘s interview with Matt Novak on the 50th anniversary of the Jetsons. Yes, you read that right, it’s been 50 years since the cartoon aired…and it’s still influencing us today. 
I heard it on NPR 