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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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Love and friendship
For two brothers who rely on one another, love is a daily act of devotion
11 minutes
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Evolution
How – and how not – to think about the role randomness plays in evolution
60 minutes
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Meaning and the good life
A Japanese religious community makes an unlikely home in the mountains of Colorado
9 minutes
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Sex and sexuality
From secret crushes to self-acceptance – a joyful chronicle of ‘old lesbian’ stories
29 minutes
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Education
Scenes from a school year paint a refreshingly nuanced portrait of rural America
25 minutes
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Physics
The rhythms of a star system inspire a pianist’s transfixing performance
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Art
Watch as Japan’s surplus trees are transformed into forest-tinted crayons
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Pleasure and pain
The volunteer musicians who perform in the aftermath of violence and tragedy
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Biology
A spectacular, close-up look at the starfish with a ‘hands-on’ approach to parenting
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