NPR

Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...
Business Insider

Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

Silicon Valley's hottest livestream this week is a humanoid robot clocking in for a warehouse shift. It began on Wednesday, when Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock set out to prove to skeptics that his robots ...
NPR

Code Switch

May 30, 2026 • The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether states can ban transfeminine student athletes from playing on girls' and women's teams. But we're talking to journalist Imara Jones about ...
Business Insider

Figure AI had one of its robots race an intern to sort packages. See who lost.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In the first round of human vs. humanoid, the human emerged victorious — barely. For nearly a week, ...
Nature

High-resolution insertion-site analysis by linear amplification–mediated PCR (LAM-PCR)

The design of short LAM-PCR amplicons that do not exceed several hundred base pairs is critical for the efficiency of each analysis. Amplicons should be long enough to be resolved by electropheresis ...