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Currently, most diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease don’t occur until five to 10 years after initial onset. However, researchers at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe they have created an effective, non-invasive tool for detecting diseases such as Parkinson’s years earlier. By using an algorithm that spots subtle changes in keystroke patterns, the team behind neuroQWERTY hopes to jumpstart the detection of neurodegenerative disorders and, in doing so, accelerate treatment for sufferers.
Producer: Melanie Gonick
Website: MIT Media Lab
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Sex and sexuality
For ages, solo sex was hardly taboo. What led to its centuries-long dry spell?
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Ecology and environmental sciences
The ancient Hawaiian myth that sparked a modern ecological breakthrough
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Music
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Computing and artificial intelligence
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Ageing and death
Demystifying death – a palliative care specialist’s practical guide to life’s end
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Future of technology
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Metaphysics
Why mathematical truths exist with or without minds to consider them
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Stories and literature
A French Creole folktale nearly lost to time is given new, gorgeously animated life
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Computing and artificial intelligence
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