The potential neurological and psychological effects of Tylenol’s active ingredient, acetaminophen, have been a topic of discussion in the medical community since the release of
Stacey Vanek Smith of NPR’s Planet Money explains the consumer sentiment index, which measures consumers’ outlook on economic conditions and optimism for the future. While
NPR’s Chris Arnold discusses the privacy concerns surrounding a new program from life insurance company John Hancock that will offer discounts to policyholders who agree
There has been a substantial increase in demand for testing to screen for genetic factors that make one predisposed to developing cancer. This is in
Eric Whitney of NPR’s Morning Edition discusses laws in various states that allow professional licenses to be revoked for those who default on student loans.
Merchants registered with the online transaction processing platform PayPal can now accept bitcoin as a form of payment. PayPal, which is being split off from
Technologist Jeremy Howard discusses the potential of big data to allow computers to learn for themselves. A computer can now learn Chinese or create a map
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a letter attributing the sudden onset of renal kidney failure in a 56-year-old man to his drinking
The team at NPR’s Planet Money discusses the Dow Jones industrial average and why it is not seen as very useful in gauging the movement