How ‘magic words’ can help you get your way

The author of a new book breaks down how understanding why some words are more powerful and convincing than others on this podcast.

U. Chicago • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~2 min

Gas stoves raise benzene levels above secondhand smoke

Cooking with gas stoves can raise indoor levels of the carcinogen benzene above those found in secondhand smoke.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~5 min


4 answers about this year’s allergy season

The beginning of summer doesn't mean the end of allergy season. An expert digs into what you need to know.

Stanford • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~4 min

Fewer than three meals a day may lower type 2 diabetes risk

Time-restricted eating, which rejects the idea of "three meals a day plus snacking," could help lower your type 2 diabetes risk.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 15, 2023 ~6 min

Judges still cite cases in which enslaved people are property

"The pervasive influence of the law of slavery on contemporary American law raises hard questions," says Justin Simard of the Citing Slavery Project.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
June 15, 2023 ~7 min

Does heat-damaged DNA in food raise cancer risk?

"...cooking can damage DNA in food, and have discovered that consumption of this DNA may be a source of genetic risk."

Stanford • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~9 min

What are the dangers of wildfire smoke?

After wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed the East Coast of the US, experts explain the serious health risks smoke poses.

Megan Marie Ondrizek-U. Miami • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~9 min

Team captures a day in the life of the whole world

"We wanted to know—what does the time allocation of humanity look like, averaged over all people and across all countries?"

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~6 min


Supreme Court ruling could radically alter college admissions

Deborah Archer, professor of clinical law and president of the ACLU, explains how a ruling against affirmation active would affect higher ed.

Emily Rosenthal-NYU • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~8 min

Colorful foods could enhance athletes’ vision

Eating foods with lots of color could improve athletes' visual range, or how well a person can see a target clearly over distance.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~6 min

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