bioprinted organs Could Bioprinted Organs Be the Solution to an Organ Donor Shortage? A shortage in organ donors is leading to a public health crisis. Could bioprinted organs be the answer? Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine think so. They hand-build organs using their patients’ own tissue and stem cells, but now 3D bioprinting technology is offering hope that they can reach even more patients, as well as those who...
Body Dysmorphia A Therapist Explains Why You Might Want to Unfollow ‘Fitspo' Accounts Many people try to use social media as a source of “fitspiration,” but obsessing over how others look can make us feel bad about ourselves, and hurt our mental health. Clinical social worker and therapist Dr. Courtney Tracy talks about how we can use social media carefully, and explains researchers’ growing concerns about social media causing suicidal thoughts in teens.
Texas Texas' Controversial Abortion Law Could Lead to Tech Workers Leaving Though many Californians jetted to Texas for a lower cost of living and tech jobs around Austin, some of them are now reconsidering their choice, says Washington Post Tech at Work writer Danielle Abril. The law bans abortions after 6 weeks, before many women even know they’re pregnant.
space Why This Scientist Says There's a ‘Planet 9' – Even Though He Hasn't Seen It Michael Brown, best known as the Caltech scientist who “demoted” or “killed” Pluto, believes there is a ninth planet in the far reaches of the solar system that has not been discovered yet. The man whose team previously discovered dwarf planets Eris and Sedna explains his hunch about the next planet out there.
crypto currency How to Make Money With Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is part computer science and part finance, but don’t let that intimidate you. It’s simple to get started and you don’t have to be an expert.
air pollution After 9/11, This Scientist Got to Study an Empty Sky While the events of Sept. 11, 2001 were a tragedy, they also offered a rare opportunity to researchers – a chance to observe an empty sky. Because all flights were grounded for days after the attacks, former NASA atmospheric scientist Patrick Minnis documented how the sky changed without the presence of airplane vapor trails – one of the airline industry’s...
aol instant messenger When Phones Failed on 9/11, AOL Instant Messenger Was How We Connected On September 11, 2001, millions of New Yorkers wanted to reach out to loved ones to let them know they were safe. But that proved difficult when cell phone reception failed across the area. NBCLX’s Jeremy Berg reached out to his college friends from New York University to remember how they managed to connect with their loved ones through an...
Data Privacy 9/11 Changed How We Think About Our Privacy — Only 1 U.S. Senator Saw How That Was Dangerous 'A lot of the debate about surveillance powers is often resting on the assumption that it will be used properly and that only good and wise people will use these powers – and history shows that’s not the case.'
September 11 Attacks How We Gave Up Our Online Privacy After 9/11 44 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to track down terrorists through a slew of surveillance tools. But it also made it easier for authorities to surveil Americans without their consent, even if they hadn’t been accused of a crime. NBCLX Storyteller Peter K. Hull explains the history of the controversial...
September 11 Attacks The 9/11 Conspiracy Theory of a ‘Controlled Demolition' Is Impossible: An Expert Explains One of the most widely spread conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terror attacks was that the World Trade Center was brought down in a “controlled demolition” rather than by the hijacked airplanes. NBCLX’s Mackenzie Brehm found an expert who has thoroughly debunked this theory for a series that looks at the questions that Millennials and members of Gen Z have...
