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DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did the Space Shrapnel Go?
May 31, 20242022’s NASA mission proved it was possible to knock an incoming near-Earth object off course. But that creates debris—which might also be a threat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad...
'Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
May 31, 2024The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other c...
Why Some Animals Thrive in Cities
May 30, 2024Why does some wildlife thrive in the city? Figuring this out is the first step to boosting urban biodiversity. And that's good for everyone. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choic...
From Science, Spoken: Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work
May 29, 2024We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. A clinical trial reveals the first evidence of how the brain restructures physically in the first month on SSRIs—and the link between ne...
Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms
May 29, 2024The US military aims to maintain its dominance by building autonomous attack drones that collaborate with humans and overwhelm defenses in swarms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-...
What’s Up With These Crazy Northern Lights?
May 27, 2024Solar winds at a million miles an hour and freaky magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
May 24, 2024The Chinese-owned app is in serious trouble in Washington, but a survey of US creators suggests TikTok’s influencer economy is carrying on with business as usual. Learn about your ad choices: dove...
What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court
May 23, 2024If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls “eerily similar to mine,” she might claim the company breached her right to publicity. Learn about yo...
Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare
May 22, 2024We're bringing you a special episode from our Business, Spoken show. Check it out wherever you're listening. Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the past two years. Competition f...
Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars
May 22, 2024They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices