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China, freedom, science: The personal is political for this particle physicist

Born just months after the Tiananmen massacre, Yangyang Cheng grew up in the shadow of those shocking events. Now this young particle physicist has found a potent voice - her own - on history, human rights, science, and freedom.

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  01 | Artificial Evolution: Cloning Goes Mainstream

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  02 | Artificial Evolution: Genetically Modified Marsupials

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  03 | Artificial Evolution: Yuck or Yum? Gene-Edited Meat

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  04 | Artificial Evolution: Pig Parts for People?

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  05 | Artificial Evolution: Gene-Edited Babies

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  INTRODUCING — Artificial Evolution

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  01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention…

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  02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?

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  03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?

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  04 | Brain Rot: Is internet addiction real?

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  05 | Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones. Is it worth…

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  INTRODUCING — Brain Rot

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  01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you?

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  02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?

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  03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean

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  04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment