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Science

Experts met to discuss the ethics of using organoids in research

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self.

Science

This week in science: Swearing, bird bills and the pandemic, and whale breath samples

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

Bethlehem celebrates Christmas for the first time since the war in Gaza began

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

Producer Picks: Tactile Basketball, Costco, Cougar Gold, and the Grand Illusion Cinema

Soundside's Producer Picks for this Christmas Eve look at a number of local businesses here in the Pacific Northwest !

Health

How ADHD drugs work to indirectly improve attention

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

Why the internet is obsessed with 'Heated Rivalry'

The queer hockey romance airing on HBO Max went from romance novel to TV phenomenon. 

A very Die Hard movie debate with Dyer Oxley and Bill Radke

Here's a special Christmas episode brought to your feed from KUOW's arts and culture podcast Meet Me Here: The holiday season means trees, cookies, family, spirituality, or presents to many. For Meet Me Here's Dyer Oxley, it means it's time to watch his favorite Christmas movie — "Die Hard." This 1988 action flick staring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman has become a Christmas tradition for many. But not everyone agrees that "Die Hard" can be a Christmas tradition. Week in Review host Bill Radke is in that camp. He challenges Dyer's "Die Hard" opinion in a special holiday throw down. Bill and Dyer debate a modern holiday question: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?

Politics

For Trump, 'America First' has meant an aggressive use of power in foreign policy

In his first year back in office, President Trump has made clear that America First is far from isolationist, instead it means aggressive use of the country's unilateral power around the world.