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Uncover crime evidence pulled from DNA websites. See how drug rules stem from a pill’s side effects. Learn.how a screen addiction cure is rooted in the past and why Americans are ambivalent about robots. Andy Borowitz objects to “no news.”
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12:54
Today’s superstar athletes reaping the benefits of free agency owe a debt to Curt Flood.
8:52
Wild horses are caught in a battle between the government, ranchers and environmentalists.
4:22
Andy examines the tropes and clichés politicians use to cling to power after a scandal.
11:48
President Trump’s efforts to clamp down on White House leaks have echoes of Nixon.
12:24
Vaccine skepticism was fed by a discredited 1998 study which still has repercussions today
11:46
Psychedelic drugs, associated with the 1960s, are now treating depression and anxiety.
11:01
The 1987 garbage barge was a fiasco, but it helped raise public awareness about recycling.
4:19
Andy Borowitz looks at the evolution of the myth that the moon landing was faked.
11:03
Why don’t people intervene when they encounter violence streaming live online?
12:24
How the 1991 Tailhook sexual assault scandal is still shaking up the military today.