food Eating Cactus Can Help with Hangovers. Here's Why The plant’s spines may be intimidating, but behind a cactus’ rough outer shell is a powerful source of nutrients that can help with a lot of things, including hangovers.
connect the dots Connect the Dots: Watch the Series that Proves Everything Is Connected What does the Boston Marathon have to do with coffee and student loans? And what does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have to do with gender equity?
water conservation How One MLB Team Is Paving the Way for Water Conservation in Sports The San Francisco Giants has changed everything from the stadium toilets to field irrigation in an effort to cut back on water usage at Oracle Park
connect the dots How Are the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Gender Equality and Skyscrapers Connected? What do the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, gender equity and skyscrapers have in common? You’ll be surprised by the connections NBC New York’s Kay Angrum found. For example, have you ever thought about the gender of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons? Angrum found a gender equality activist who has. And she thinks the lack of female balloons reflects a subtle...
connect the dots Connecting the Dots From the Boston Marathon to Student Loans to Coffee What do the Boston Marathon, student loans and coffee have in common? A lot more than you may think. In this episode of “Connect the Dots,” NBC Boston’s Rob Michaelson takes a deep dive into the science of caffeine and how coffee gets Boston Marathon runners… moving. He also explores the theory that cutting back on a daily latte can...
connect the dots Connect the Dots: We Look for Links Between the Arizona State Fair, Cacti and Infertility What do the Arizona State Fair, infertility and cacti have in common? That’s what Telemundo Arizona’s Gabriela Martinez set out to discover in this episode of “Connect the Dots.” Her reporting led her to meet a self-proclaimed cactus guru, an indigenous foods activist and a woman who has raised more than 125 children through foster care and adoption. And what...
connect the dots What Do Water Access, Microwaves and the World Series Have in Common? We Connected the Dots What do the World Series, access to water and microwaves have in common? Turns out, a lot. We try to find links between these seemingly unrelated items in our new series “Connect the Dots,” and we find them.
