Tag: Soda
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Here’s how to go as earth’s scariest animal : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] This former NPR intern shows off our mosquito costume. He’d no doubt rather bite into candy corn than a human arm. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ben de la Cruz/NPR This former NPR intern shows off our mosquito costume. He’d no doubt rather bite into candy corn than a human arm.…
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Hurdles and joys of her pandemic life : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] My grandpa Yeye and grandma Nainai. After they both caught COVID last December when China abruptly lifted its restrictions, my grandparents have felt significantly weaker. Their morning walks now consist of more resting than walking. To my grandparents, the virus should’ve been a death sentence. However, they were still kicking and cooking on my…
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The joy that can come from greeting a stranger : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] That nod and smile from a person out walking their dog, the “how are you?” from the barista at a coffee shop, the complete stranger who stops to help you with directions – those kinds of connections are more than just momentary blips of joy. NPR health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee did a deep dive…
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Many Rwandan women are now free but stigma remains : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] These Rwandan women were imprisoned for having abortions, before they were pardoned and released in 2019. From left: Nyiramahirwe Epiphanie, 26, was sentenced to 15 years. Akingeneye Theopiste was sentenced to 10 years. Akimanizanye Florentine was sentenced to 10 years. Mushimiyimana Anjerike, 29, served more than five years for inducing an abortion using pills…
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What’s up with the new variant? How long do boosters last? : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] A booster vaccine is administered on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Sonny Tumbelaka /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sonny Tumbelaka /AFP via Getty Images A booster vaccine is administered on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Sonny Tumbelaka /AFP via Getty Images We regularly answer frequently asked questions about the…
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The power of weak social ties : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] Before Gillian Sandstrom became a psychologist, she was a computer programmer. Then she decided to change tracks and pursue a degree in psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. And she felt like she didn’t fit in. “I was 10 years older than my fellow students,” Sandstrom recalls. “I wasn’t sure I was meant to be…
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jazzy umbrellas, cool mosque floors, ice beans : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] The world is hot this year. Ridiculously hot. Fry an egg on the sidewalk hot. How are people dealing with the heat? We asked the photojournalists of The Everyday Projects to make pictures of heat relief strategies in their countries. Their cameras took aim at the cool floors of a mosque’s entryway in Kashmir…
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A slightly sadistic experiment aims to find out : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] Here’s an experiment that seems excruciating to imagine in the midst of the current global heat wave: Starting six years ago, researchers began putting thousands of people in baking hot rooms to find out if high temperatures may make us more violent. The findings surprised even the scientists – and could have major implications…
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teach about sleeping sickness and stars a giant fly : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] Don’t worry, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly didn’t bite anyone. He was part of a performance to teach Malawians about preventing sleeping sickness. Hannah Bialic hide caption toggle caption Hannah Bialic Don’t worry, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly didn’t bite anyone. He was part of a performance to teach Malawians about preventing sleeping sickness. Hannah Bialic…
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cool foods, damp socks, ice cold soda can on the wrist : Goats and Soda : NPR
[ad_1] How do you stay cool without an air conditioner in a year of record-breaking heat? Last week we featured a story by heatwave researcher Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar about how he dealt with brutally high temps while growing up in India with no A/C. And we asked NPR readers to share their tips. Here’s…