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How Have Health and Disease Changed Over Time?
September 19, 2019
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Stossel: Don't Believe the Pessimists, Life Is Getting Better
September 18, 2019
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Breakthrough May Eventually Allow Many Blind People to See
September 19, 2019
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Flying Cars and the Future of Transportation
September 18, 2019
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Ozone Hole Could Be Smallest It Has Been in Three Decades
September 17, 2019
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Middle Class Shrinking... As Households Become Richer
September 19, 2019
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Robotic Surgeons Set to Spark 'Revolution in Healthcare'
September 15, 2019
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September 15, 2019
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How Much Should We Worry about Deep Fakes?
September 16, 2019
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Pessimists Archive Podcast, Ep. 6: Chess
September 15, 2019
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Self-Propelling Tug Boat Could Clean up Our Oceans
September 15, 2019
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House Built by Robots Set to Improve Construction Industry
September 15, 2019
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Before Jell-O, Gelatin Desserts Were Reserved for Royalty
September 13, 2019
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Mosquito Trials Raise Hopes of Defeating Dengue
September 11, 2019
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Chinese Scientists Edit DNA to Cure Patient's Cancer and HIV
September 11, 2019
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Pessimists Archive Podcast, Ep. 6: The Bicycle
September 09, 2019
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Dangers of Coercive Population Control
September 14, 2019
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New Study Shows Biological Age of Humans Reversed by Years
September 06, 2019
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Crops Grown Under Solar Panels Can Be a Win-Win
September 05, 2019
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Norberg: Is Social Media Really Making Us Depressed?
September 05, 2019
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What Ma and Keynes Get Wrong About Progress
September 10, 2019
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First Long-Distance Heart Surgery Performed via Robot
September 05, 2019
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How the UK Is Leading the Way on Space Junk Clean-Up
September 04, 2019
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"I insist that capitalism has produced the glorious emancipation of women," Camille Paglia.
September 03, 2019
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NASA: Forest Fires Have Declined Between 2003 and 2019
August 30, 2019
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Tiny Robot Snake is Made to Slither Through Your Brain
August 29, 2019
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Boudreaux: An Orgy of Technological Innovation
August 29, 2019
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Before the Easy-Bake Oven, Toy Stoves Were Beautiful but Deadly
August 29, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 26: Wilhelm Rontgen
September 05, 2019
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Cheer Up! Optimistic People Live Longer
August 28, 2019
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New 'Holy Grail' of Cheap Energy Storage for Wind and Solar Power
August 26, 2019
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Peculiar Cancer Treatments from the 19th Century
August 26, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 25: Tu Youyou
August 23, 2019
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New Four-In-One Pill Prevents Third of Heart Problems
August 24, 2019
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White Rhino Bought Back from the Brink of Extinction
August 23, 2019
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The Future of Food: Why Farming Is Moving Indoors
August 23, 2019
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This Creature's Silk is Stronger Than Steel
August 23, 2019
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How 'Blobology' Is Transforming Biology
August 22, 2019
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Plastic Bottles Can Be Turned into Lighter, Cheaper Prosthetic Limbs
August 19, 2019
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Pigs Hearts Could Be Transplanted into Humans Within Three Years
August 19, 2019
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Cures for Cancer Could Grow on Trees
August 19, 2019
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New Seaweed Product Reduces Cow Emissions by 99%
August 15, 2019
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Norberg: Are Insects Really Going Extinct?
August 14, 2019
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Breeding Breakthrough for New Zealand's Chubby Night Parrot
August 14, 2019
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An Old-Fashioned Recipe for Economic Growth
August 16, 2019
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Vaccine for Chlamydia on the Horizon
August 13, 2019
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When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels
August 13, 2019
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Study Finds Drinking Coffee Does Not Have an Impact on Sleep
August 08, 2019
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"Artificial Tongue" Can Taste Differences in Counterfeit Alcohol
August 06, 2019
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Frenchman Flies Across the English Channel Using a Hoverboard
August 06, 2019
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New Procedure Could Delay Menopause
August 06, 2019
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Samsung Patents "Smart" Contact Lenses That Record Video
August 06, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 24: Banting and Best
August 09, 2019
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How the Escalator Forever Changed Our Sense of Space
August 06, 2019
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Obesity Injection Can Reduce Weight Without Need for Surgery
August 06, 2019
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Lab Grown Diamonds Are Shaking up the Industry
August 04, 2019
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The Cost of Air-Conditioning Fell by 97 Percent Since 1952
August 01, 2019
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Microplastics Could Be Broken down by Tiny Magnetic "Coils"
August 02, 2019
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New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer's 20 Years Before Symptoms
August 02, 2019
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What Ancient Pee Can Teach Us About the Rise of Agriculture
August 02, 2019
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A Net Zero Natural Gas Plant Built in Texas
August 01, 2019
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NASA's Mission to "Touch the Sun" Surprises During First Data Delivery
August 01, 2019
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Neuroscientists Decode Brain Speech Signals into Written Text
July 31, 2019
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Bangladesh's Tiger Population Bounces Back
July 29, 2019
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Despite Federal Return Capital Punishment Is Dying Out
July 30, 2019
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IBM Just Made its Cancer-Fighting AI Projects Open-Source
July 29, 2019
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India Launches Its First Moon Bound Spacecraft
July 29, 2019
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New Bionic Hand Technology Could Help Amputees Feel Again
July 29, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 23: Willis Haviland Carrier
July 26, 2019
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How Much Do You Know About the Gender Wage Gap?
July 24, 2019
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Why Did We Wait so Long for the Bicycle?
July 24, 2019
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Is There a Limit to Technological Progress?
July 24, 2019
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Solar Panels That Simultaneously Produce Energy and Clean Water
July 24, 2019
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Driverless Valet Service Has Received Green Light
July 23, 2019
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Company Claims to Have Created First "Carbon Positive" Packaging
July 22, 2019
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Could Your Clothes Be Made out of Leftover Bread One Day?
July 21, 2019
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The Planet's Future Shouldn't be Left to the Catastrophists
July 17, 2019
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Insect Enzymes and Brain Implants May Offer a Future Without Opioids
July 20, 2019
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The Torturous History of the Treadmill
July 18, 2019
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A New Breakthrough Technique Helps to Eradicate Mosquitoes
July 17, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 22: Virginia Apgar
July 12, 2019
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3D Skin and Bone Printing Could Heal Mars Astronauts
July 17, 2019
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An HIV Shot Will Soon Start Human Trials
July 17, 2019
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How Humanity's Inability to Eat Raw Meat Changed Our Evolution
July 15, 2019
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Brain Implant Restores Partial Vision to Blind People
July 13, 2019
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Researchers Create an "EpiPen" for Spinal Cord Injuries
July 13, 2019
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India Lifted 271 Million People out of Poverty in a Decade
July 12, 2019
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Can Robots Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?
July 11, 2019
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Ridley: Rejoice, the Earth Is Becoming Greener
July 08, 2019
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A New Car Monitor That Can Track Your Mood
July 10, 2019
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Scientist Create Protein Powder from Captured CO2
July 09, 2019
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Robots and Food Delivery Apps Are Planning a Future Without Kitchens
July 08, 2019
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Putin's Claim That Liberalism Is "Obsolete" Is Wrong
July 05, 2019
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The Incredible Bathing Machines of the 19th Century
July 05, 2019
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Common Cold Virus Could Cure Cancer, Pioneering Trial Suggests
July 05, 2019
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Surgeons Restore Hand and Arm Function to Paralysed Patients
July 05, 2019
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Why Were Medieval Europeans Obsessed with Long, Pointy Shoes?
July 05, 2019
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HIV Patients Could Undergo Genetic Editing to Snip Away Virus
July 04, 2019
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Researchers Successfully Eliminated HIV from Infected Mice
July 03, 2019
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Doctors Once Thought "Wanderlust" Was a Disorder
July 03, 2019
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China Ended Its One-Child Policy, but Abuses Remain
July 03, 2019
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Great Barrier Reef Shows Signs of Recovery After Cyclone
July 03, 2019
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Google and Facebook Are Laying Underseas Cables Around Africa
July 02, 2019
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How Close Are We to Eradicating HIV?
July 01, 2019
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Heroes of Progress, Pt. 21: Alfred Sommer
June 28, 2019
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Fully Biodegradable "Leather" Is Welded Together from Waste
July 01, 2019
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World's First Electrothermal Energy Storage System
July 01, 2019
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What Medieval Medical School Was Really Like
July 01, 2019
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New Noninvasive Genetic Tests for IVF Embryos Are in Development
July 01, 2019
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BP Invests $30m in Technology to Turn Gas into Fish Food
June 28, 2019
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First Big Urban Planning Conference Was About Manure
June 28, 2019
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Stem Cells Used to Grow Hair Could Cure Baldness
June 28, 2019
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June 26, 2019
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