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npr.org > 01/02/2026 > nx-s1-5611192-e1 > a-new-program-in-maine-helps-students-learn-math-skills-for-the-real-world

A new program in Maine helps students learn math skills for the real world

A new program in Maine helps students learn math skills for the real world7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (57+ words) A new program in Maine helps students learn math skills for the real world'NPR A new program in Maine helps students learn math skills for the real world Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education…...

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npr.org > 01/02/2026 > nx-s1-5611192 > in-maine-a-new-initiative-is-helping-students-connect-math-with-the-real-world

In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world

In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (57+ words) In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world'NPR In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education…...

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npr.org > 12/31/2025 > nx-s1-5660902 > is-your-dog-talking-to-you-we-ask-the-linguist-decoding-wolf-howls-trh

Is your dog talking to you? We ask the linguist decoding wolf howls (TRH+)

Is your dog talking to you? We ask the linguist decoding wolf howls (TRH+)2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (138+ words) Our dogs aren't just barking at cars " they're communicating like their ancestors, wolves. That's according to Jeffrey Reed, whose Cry Wolf Project has helped identify 30 different wolf calls, many of which our dogs use too. In this TED Radio Hour…...

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npr.org > 12/19/2025 > nx-s1-5648239 > who-is-really-shaping-the-future-of-ai

Who is really shaping the future of AI?

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (111+ words) What will AI look like in 2026? Is the hype a bubble or a tech revolution that will transform everything? This episode, the global politics shaping the future of AI and what it means for you. Guests include tech entrepreneur Alvin…...

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npr.org > sections > shots-health-news > 12/12/2025 > nx-s1-5639925 > bionic-hand-prosthetic-artificial-intelligence

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap3+ week, 1+ day ago  (918+ words) Samoana Matagi was one of the four participants in a study that tested the capabilities of a new bionic hand. Here, Matagi wears the bionic hand on one arm and a common prosthetic called a body-powered hook on the other....

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npr.org > 12/09/2025 > nx-s1-5637570 > scientists-use-ai-to-help-make-bionic-hands-work-better-for-people-who-need-them

Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them

Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them3+ week, 3+ day ago  (43+ words) Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more like natural ones. Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more…...

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npr.org > 11/25/2025 > nx-s1-5615178 > how-studying-lions-roars-with-ai-can-help-with-conservation-efforts

How studying lions' roars with AI can help with conservation efforts

How studying lions' roars with AI can help with conservation efforts1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (47+ words) Scientists have harnessed artificial intelligence to classify lion roars, a tool they say could help with lion conservation. How studying lions' roars with AI can help with conservation efforts Scientists have harnessed artificial intelligence to classify lion roars, a tool…...

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npr.org > 09/16/2025 > nx-s1-5535545 > pythagorean-triple-square-day-9-16-25

On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty

On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (570+ words) Once a century, a very special day comes along. That day is today " 9/16/25. Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme. But the particular string of numbers in today's date…...

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npr.org > 08/30/2025 > nx-s1-5502438 > what-are-the-skills-critical-for-the-future-of-work

What are the skills critical for the future of work

What are the skills critical for the future of work4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (416+ words) A study from Stanford says AI is taking jobs and making it harder for young people to find work. Tech education company founder Sinead Bovell talks about the skills that will be critical for the future of work. This week,…...

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npr.org > nx-s1-5506334

These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don't want to

These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don't want to4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (831+ words) Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain's surface as part of a brain-computer interface. Jim Gensheimer hide caption Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on…...