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29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop Apr 06, 2011

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It won’t work for everyone, but there’s a cheap, quick, and simple way to lift some students’ grades.

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28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes? Mar 30, 2011

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We talk to a U.S. Geological Survey physicist about the science -- and folly -- of predicting earthquakes. There are lots of known knowns; and, fortunately, not too many unknown unknowns. But it's the known unknowns -- the timing of the next Big One -- that are the most dangerous.

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27. Death by Fire? Probably Not Mar 23, 2011

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Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero?

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26. The Health of Nations Mar 16, 2011

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For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works.

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25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street? Mar 09, 2011

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To get a lot of followers on Twitter, do you need to follow a lot of other Tweeps? And if not, why not?

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24. The Power of Poop Mar 02, 2011

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Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve thought that human waste was worthless and dangerous. What if we were wrong?

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23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires Feb 24, 2011

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Five things you don’t know about the NFL labor standoff

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22. Why Cities Rock Feb 17, 2011

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Could it be that cities are "our greatest invention" -- that, despite a reputation as black-soot-spewing engines of doom, they in fact make us richer, smarter, happier and (believe it!) greener?

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21. Bring on the Pain! Feb 09, 2011

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It's not about how much something hurts -- it's how you remember the pain. This week, lessons on pain from the New York City subway, the professional hockey rink, and a landmark study of colonoscopy patients. So have a listen; we promise, it won't hurt a bit.

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20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2) Feb 02, 2011

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What do a computer hacker, an Indiana farm boy, and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? The past, present, and future of food science.

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