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Podcast: An exoplanet with three suns, no relief for aching knees, and building better noses

Sciencemag.org 

Listen to stories on how once we lose cartilage it’s gone forever, genetically engineering a supersniffing mouse, and building an artificial animal from silicon and heart cells, with Online News Editor David Grimm.  As we learn more and more about exoplanets, we find we know less and less about what were thought of as the basics: why planets are where they are in relation to their stars and how they formed. Kevin Wagner joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the latest unexpected exoplanet—a young jovian planet in a three-star system. Читать дальше...

Alton Sterling, Body Cameras, and 'Proper Police Procedure'

Cato Institute 

Body camera footage and witness recordings help investigators after police-initiated killings. In the case of Alton Sterling, killed by Baton Rouge police this week, will investigators ask the right questions? Matthew Feeney comments.

Ghostbusters Director Paul Feig Plays ‘Real or Fake Ghost?’

WIRED 

Now that he’s made a ‘Ghostbusters’ movie, director Paul Feig should be an expert in spirits. So WIRED asked him about a series of spooks, both real and fake, to see if he could tell us which were based on actual ghost stories and which we totally made up.

Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State

Cato Institute 

The policies that have led to America's growing security state required the abdication of Congress and the courts. Karen J. Greenberg is author of Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State.

How to compute returns for your investments

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Computing returns from insurance products are complicated. One can compute returns from endowment plans (or traditional plans) only after the time period comes to an end.

How the width of BART tracks affects your commute

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The BART repair garage in Richmond. Photograph by Angela Johnston. In 2018, Bay Area commuters will be able to go a little bit farther on BART. The transit agency is building a 10-mile extension from the Pittsburgh station, to Antioch. It’ll be called E-BART — the E for East Contra Costa County. And when commuters get to Pittsburg, they’ll have to get out, and transfer to another BART train. That’s because the new extension is being build with standard gauge tracks. The rest of BART has wider tracks and cars that are made to fit them. Читать дальше...


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