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How Well Do You Know the Show 'Last Man Standing?'

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Are you ready for the Baxters?! After a six-year run, most thought we said goodbye to them. Prepped to return to TV in 2018, let's see how well you know "Last Man Standing!"

How to Easily Convert Degrees to Radians (and Radians to Degrees)

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Both degrees and radians represent the measure of an angle in geometry. So, how do you convert one to the other?

Ghost in the Machine: When Does AI Become Sentient?

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A Google engineer made headlines for claiming that an AI called LaMDA had become sentient or conscious. While many AI scientists disagreed, what would it take for an AI to ever become sentient?

Meet Florence Kelley: Labor Reformer, Abolitionist and Co-founder of the NAACP

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Grateful that U.S. law ensures decent working conditions and children go to school instead of working in mines? Thank Florence Kelley and her father.

How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body?

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Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes. How hot is too hot for normal daily activity, even for young, healthy adults?

How do you measure happiness?

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Can you measure happiness? See how researchers are trying to figure out how to measure happiness and learn about the Satisfaction with Life Scale.

How Verbal Self-Defense Works

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A fascinating article that explains the techniques and science behind verbal self-defense!

How a Block and Tackle Works

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A fascinating article that describes how a block and tackle (as well as levers and gears) works!

How Radio Scanners Work

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The air around you is bursting with radio waves -- and you can tap into them with minimal effort. With a simple radio scanner, all sorts of transmissions are within your earshot. Find out how radio scanners let you listen in on everything from police to astronaut transmissions.

How the Year 2000 Problem Worked

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Until recently, computer programmers used two-digit placeholders for the year portion of the date in their software. Guess what happened when we realized the system couldn't account for the first two numbers? Mass panic.

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