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Researchers at the University of Rochester unveiled a system that uses laser projection to generate 3-D holograms.

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Why Don't We Have Princess Leia Holograms Yet?

9:01am August 26, 2017

by Glenn McDonald

Researchers continue to chase down the sci-fi holy grail of genuine free-standing holograms — and they're getting pretty close. One obstacle: Current computing systems just aren't up to it.

One of the stray dogs that turned blue hangs out on a street in the Taloja industrial zone in Mumbai.

What's Making These Dogs In Mumbai Turn Blue?

7:00am August 26, 2017

by Chhavi Sachdev

Five dogs with this unusual hue were found in an industrial area of Mumbai. The hunt for its cause revealed a much bigger problem.

Villagers plant rice in Srekor village. Most residents of the village — which will be submerged when a new dam starts up — have been relocated.

'I Will Lose My Identity': Cambodian Villagers Face Displacement By Mekong Dam

5:18am August 26, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Thousands are being displaced by new dam construction. "I cannot leave my ancestors here," says a woman whose village will be submerged by the dam. "If I abandon them, I won't know who I am."

After surgeons removed a tumor from Dan Fabbio's brain, they gave him his saxophone — to see whether he'd retained his ability to play. A year after his surgery, Fabbio is back to work full time as a music teacher.

This Music Teacher Played His Saxophone While In Brain Surgery

6:40pm August 25, 2017

by Andrea Hsu

The surgeons tasked with removing a tumor from Dan Fabbio's brain had worked hard not to disrupt his ability to perform music. They rejoiced when he was able to play his sax on the operating table.

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Vials of medicine. The new book Pandora's Lab details instances of "science gone wrong."

Science 'Gone Wrong' Can Teach Us

2:53pm August 25, 2017

by Alva Noë

Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva Noë.

Taylor Porco was just 14 years old when her brother, Jordan, died by suicide during his freshman year of college.

After A Suicide, Sibling Survivors Are Often Overlooked

12:48pm August 25, 2017

by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

Recent studies show that people who survive a brother or sister's suicide are at great risk of mood disorders and mental health problems, including thoughts of harming themselves.

We're all a confusing mixture of an array of impulses...our nature is to be context dependent on our behavior. - Robert Sapolsky

Robert Sapolsky: How Much Agency Do We Have Over Our Behavior?

9:13am August 25, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says nearly all aspects of human behavior are explained by biology: from developments millions of years in the past to microscopic reactions happening in the present.

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Nadine Burke Harris: How Does Trauma Affect A Child's DNA?

9:13am August 25, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris found an unsettling trend when examining patients at her clinic: trauma. She found that adversity can change a child's biology and result in severe health outcomes.

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Brian Little: Are Human Personalities Hardwired?

9:13am August 25, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Are you introverted or extroverted? It depends. When it comes to personality, psychologist Brian Little says we can actually act against our biology — especially if we pursue a "core life project."

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Moshe Szyf: How Do Our Experiences Rewire Our Brains And Bodies?

9:13am August 25, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Many think genetic makeup is fixed from the moment we're born. But Moshe Szyf says this understanding is incomplete because our experiences and environment have the power to change our basic biology.

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