The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1630: Creating Nature
Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality. Today, nature changes before our eyes.
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Episode: 1651 Specificity and understanding: Coming to grips with September 11th. Today, six weeks later, we think about specificity.
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Asian shares are mixed and US futures advance, while oil prices retreat
Asian shares were mixed and oil prices retreated Monday, falling sharply on renewed hopes for progress in diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures advanced after U.S. stocks fell Friday to their worst day since June as investors dumped technology- and artificial...
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Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges
Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches. Their careers and possibly their freedom are...
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Senegal is hosting Africa's first Olympic event as citizens battle a cost of living crisis
Paulina Netinan Nodjibougada knows Senegal is making history hosting the Youth Olympic Games , but with her family struggling to cover daily living expenses, the event feels distant from her concerns. The 26-year-old accounting student said she is struggling to find work and cope...
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Jayden Daniels throws TD pass and Commanders shut out Eagles over final 3 quarters in 27-10 win
The Washington Commanders had just under two weeks to sit with their disheartening start to the season before their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Coming off a bye week, they still needed an extra 10 or so minutes. Washington pulled together after an ext...
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Abdul El-Sayed's Democratic rival, Haley Stevens, endorses GOP's Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers....
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Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida, killing all 9 passengers
A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway....
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Japanese players Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh enter MLB posting system
Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League's Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to s...
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Candlelight vigil held for historic Kirby Mansion after partial demolition
"Folks like FDR were inside these walls...Margaret Thatcher came here; famous Houstonians have been in the space," a local historian said. "There's so much history here."...
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Texas voters to elect new attorney general for first time in more than a decade
After more than a decade under Ken Paxton, Texas voters will choose a new attorney general on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Republican Mayes Middleton, Democrat Nathan Johnson and Libertarian Tom Oxford are running for the statewide office. The race comes as Paxton leaves the position he has ...
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Fatal Pearland apartment shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 facing murder charges
Four people face murder charges after a 35-year-old man was fatally shot following an early morning disturbance at a Pearland apartment complex.
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Christian Walker, Matt Olson win 4th Gold Gloves and Wilyer Abreu gets his 3rd
First basemen Christian Walker of Houston and Matt Olson of Atlanta won their fourth Gold Gloves on Sunday while Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu won the fielding honor for the third year in a row. The Red Sox and Arizona tied for the high with three Gold Glove winners each. Red...