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mistakes
Summary News and Culture learns about mistakes, happy accidents, mishaps, and major errors. Reporters Izzy Jacobson and Clara McWeeny talk to a self-described “accident.” Alan Plotz and Ashley Olenkiewicz do a deep dive into New Jersey’s eviction law errors. Kat Ivkovic and Charlie Nuermberger discover the many mistake-makers around the Princeton, New Jersey area. And…
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little kids, big things
Summary This is an episode from the News and Culture archives. Oliver and Anna caught up with Professor Casey Lew-Williams, one of the directors of Princeton University’s Baby Lab. Casey and his fellow researchers study development in children whose ages range from a couple months to 7 years old. We talked to Casey because his…
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Twins
Summary News and Culture talks about twins – in the broadest extent of the term. Reporters interview experts on astrology and biology to learn about spiritual and physical twin research, meet two students who share the same first and last name, learn about the cutting-edge research into doppelgänger horror, and gain a personal insight into the…
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Love Letters
Summary News and Culture celebrates Valentine’s Day with an episode devoted to professing your love. We hear from couples just starting to date and those who’ve already tied the knot, at ages different than you might expect. Reporters ask some guests to tell their loved ones *just* how much they care. An archivist lets us…
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The Return
Summary News and Culture returns to the airwaves with a show about returns. What happens to your books when they go back to the library? How has a local grocery store managed to keep its workforce despite the “Great Resignation”? What’s going on in the returns line at Target? And why have some people returned…