The Latest Science This week in science: Mystery dots in space, optical illusions and octopus arms The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms. Regina G. Barber How Israel's combat medicine has changed More Israeli soldiers' lives have been saved in this war compared to previous Gaza wars, due to medical advances, new technology and lessons learned on the operating table. Daniel Estrin National Trump says he'll designate antifa a 'terrorist organization,' but it's unclear how President Trump has said he wants to see antifa designated a "major terrorist organization." But it's not clear how that might work. Odette Yousef Business Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows how the FCC is wielding its power NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FCC chairperson Tom Wheeler about ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after comments on the right's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk. Jaclyn Diaz Immigration Mahmoud Kahlil ordered deported, but there's a long legal fight ahead An immigration judge in Louisiana ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria saying he omitted information from a green card application. Adrian Florido Sports What happened to the .300 hitter? Major League Baseball could end the season with the fewest hitters in modern history with a batting average of .300 or higher. The last time that happened, in 1968, baseball decided to change dramatically. But what now? Becky Sullivan Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Sept 18-21 It's the final weekend of Summer, with Fall beginning on Monday. How will YOU spend YOUR weekend? Check out these events for great ideas! Jason Burrows Hear it Again: The hunt for truth behind Oregon's mysterious cattle mutilations In 2019, the remote plains of Harney County, Oregon made national news. Scattered amongst groves of ponderosa pine were a handful of mutilated cattle. The most astounding thing is that the scenes where these cattle were found were pristine. No tracks. And not one drop of blood – the carcasses were drained dry. Libby Denkmann Business Expect beef prices to keep rising for a while Rising feed prices, drought and parasites have squeezed cattle farmers, driving up beef prices. But there's also the underlying cycle of prices because of the time it takes to raise a cow. Wailin Wong Politics What did Trump get in the U.K.? President Trump wrapped up his U.K. summit Thursday. Did he get everything he wanted out of the meetings? Michele Kelemen Prev 881 of 1644 Next Sponsored
Science This week in science: Mystery dots in space, optical illusions and octopus arms The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms. Regina G. Barber
How Israel's combat medicine has changed More Israeli soldiers' lives have been saved in this war compared to previous Gaza wars, due to medical advances, new technology and lessons learned on the operating table. Daniel Estrin
National Trump says he'll designate antifa a 'terrorist organization,' but it's unclear how President Trump has said he wants to see antifa designated a "major terrorist organization." But it's not clear how that might work. Odette Yousef
Business Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows how the FCC is wielding its power NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FCC chairperson Tom Wheeler about ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after comments on the right's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk. Jaclyn Diaz
Immigration Mahmoud Kahlil ordered deported, but there's a long legal fight ahead An immigration judge in Louisiana ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria saying he omitted information from a green card application. Adrian Florido
Sports What happened to the .300 hitter? Major League Baseball could end the season with the fewest hitters in modern history with a batting average of .300 or higher. The last time that happened, in 1968, baseball decided to change dramatically. But what now? Becky Sullivan
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Sept 18-21 It's the final weekend of Summer, with Fall beginning on Monday. How will YOU spend YOUR weekend? Check out these events for great ideas! Jason Burrows
Hear it Again: The hunt for truth behind Oregon's mysterious cattle mutilations In 2019, the remote plains of Harney County, Oregon made national news. Scattered amongst groves of ponderosa pine were a handful of mutilated cattle. The most astounding thing is that the scenes where these cattle were found were pristine. No tracks. And not one drop of blood – the carcasses were drained dry. Libby Denkmann
Business Expect beef prices to keep rising for a while Rising feed prices, drought and parasites have squeezed cattle farmers, driving up beef prices. But there's also the underlying cycle of prices because of the time it takes to raise a cow. Wailin Wong
Politics What did Trump get in the U.K.? President Trump wrapped up his U.K. summit Thursday. Did he get everything he wanted out of the meetings? Michele Kelemen