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Throughout the world, new discoveries are being made every day that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today’s information-driven society. "The Best of Our Knowledge" highlights those breakthroughs across multiple disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week, host Lucas Willard examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest in emerging research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Scientists investigating the origins of life on Earth have made new discoveries about the earliest split in the tree of life.And we’ll learn about common backyard birds cheating on their mates.
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.New research links pesky mosquitoes that thrive in urban areas to invasive plants.And scientists have confirmed an atmosphere on a distant planet in what’s called a habitable zone – they think it could potentially be home to life far outside our solar system.
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.You may have been told when you were a kid, “If you keep watching that TV, you’ll rot your brain!”There might be some truth to that.And we’ll learn about a transmissible cancer found in a common catfish.
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest diseases faced by humans. A team of researchers is using AI to potentially find more reliable treatments. And, as we listen for extraterrestrial radio waves, have we missed messages and should we change the way we scan for signals?
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.We’ll learn how researchers are using a video game to identify people experiencing depression.And a new study reveals human DNA can survive for thousands of years in underground caves.
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