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Feb 02 2025SPORTS

Let's analyze some football matches!

Professional soccer matches are giving us some fascinating data to work with. But wait, when we look closely at the available public data, we see that getting access to valuable information is still quite hard. So, let's dive into this puzzle. There is a set, of seven matches, from both fir

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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

DIY Medicine in Action

Insulin can’t be cheap? It can if we start making it ourselves. There’s a neighborhood initiative around curing diseases without the usual medicine approach and it’s happening in our backyard. This initiative is called Open Insulin. This DIY movement, is making medicine accessible and affordable on

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Feb 02 2025SCIENCE

Unlocking the Brain's Timing Trick

The brain's knack for quickly learning and distinguishing rapid sequences of events is a game-changer in many activities, like sports or music. Imagine trying to hit a fastball or strum a guitar without this skill. However, how the brain pulls this off is still a big question mark for scientists.

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Feb 01 2025EDUCATION

Discovering the Hidden Benefits of Technical Education

Imagine learning skills that will stay with you forever, and that's exactly what Career and Technical Education (CTE) is all about. In Michigan, CTE is much more than just a part of high school or college. It starts way before that, helping young people figure out what they want to do after

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Feb 01 2025SCIENCE

Desert Worlds: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Drought

The universe is full of planets. Many of us are drawn to the sand and dust of desert worlds. "Star Wars" and the "Dune" series are famous for their desert planets. Tatooine and Arrakis are memorable. Is it possible to have dry and dusty planets with life such as creatures like womp rats, sandworms o

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Research in the Red: Trump's Initial Directives Spell Uncertainty

Researchers and scientists were left in the dark when key research meetings were suddenly canceled. This happened after the Trump administration ordered a communication pause. The halt affected meetings that decide which studies get funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Most importantly

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Feb 01 2025SCIENCE

Let's Talk About the Big Effects of Biobanking from the ISBER Conference

If you are wondering what are biobanks? Biological samples and data from all around-the world are collected and stored in biobanks. Researchers can unlock the secrets of human health and disease. Researchers and experts from all over the globe gathered in 2025 at an event hosted by the In

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Why Social Media and AI Can Make Prevention More Effective than Tobacco Education

Let's think about the way Tobacco promotion happens these days. Its not the same as 2010 when teens would look at sports and entertainment figures on television. Promotional tactics have shifted to platforms like Instagram and TikTok. there social media influencers are usually seen promoting e-c

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

Kennedy and Vaccine Science: Mismanagement of Facts

It's time for a big name to be OK with vaccines but it seems that Kennedy is having trouble. First, let's get to it. Kennedy is the guy who Trump wants to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. But here's where things get interesting. Kennedy goes around saying he's not agains

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Jan 31 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Corporate Cults: Severance Season 2

The second season of Severance has really started to dive into areas around the corporate world. It's like peeling the onion layer-by-layer. The characters can't remember their work lives when they're at home and vice versa. It's like they have a secret, split life. So the show is really a blast of

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