10/6/2020: Tiny robots coax nerve cells to grow connections - NFL Postpones First Game Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Today's Article: Tiny robots coax nerve cells to grow connections
From: Sciencenews.org
Readability Score: 11.3

Can we grow new neurons & brains?

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Today's Alternate Article: NFL Postpones First Game Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Readability Score: 9.4 

10/5/2020: Male baboons get health benefits from platonic friendships with females - The exotic ‘atom’ positronium surprises scientists

Today's Article: Male baboons get health benefits from platonic friendships with females
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 10.3

Does having friends of the opposite sex increase lifespan? A baboon study suggests it might.

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Today's Alternate Article: The exotic ‘atom’ positronium surprises scientists
Readability Score: 8.5

The Supreme Court reconvenes this week, albeit with an empty seat. Help your students understand the impact the Supreme Court has on the United States by using some of our case-specific Teachable Moments videos. Find the full selection on our Constitutional Materials Page.

9/25/2020: Airbus unveils concepts for hydrogen-powered plane - Mocking Display of Mail-In Ballots Labeled Crime

Today's Article: Airbus unveils concepts for hydrogen-powered plane
From: Fox News
Readability Score: 12.8

Airbus looking to soar over competition with environmentally friendly designs

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Today's Alternate Article: Mocking Display of Mail-In Ballots Labeled Crime
Readability Score: 9.4 

9/22/2020: New Oscars Standards Changed for Inclusion - A Mind-Bending Rhythm in Brain Produces Altered State

Today's Article: New Oscars Standards Changed for Inclusion
From: L.A. Times
Readability Score: 15.7

Should movies have quotas for actors?

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Readability Score: 9.5

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9/21/2020: Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans - Deep-seafloor microbes 100 million years old

Today's Article: Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans
From: MSN.com
Readability Score: 10.8

How does the most oil-rich country run out of oil? By manipulating the price system!

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Readability Score: 8.6 

9/8/2020: Elon Musk demonstrates brain-computer tech - Stress may help young people build resilience

Today's Article: Elon Musk demonstrates brain-computer tech
From: CNBC
Readability Score: 11.5

Can we boost the brain? Would you if we could?

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Readability Score: 7.3

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6/8/2020: NYPD’s Terrorism Official Says Unnamed Groups Planned Protest Violence in Advance - SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station

Today's Article: NYPD’s Terrorism Official Says Unnamed Groups Planned Protest Violence in Advance
From: NBC New York
Readability Score: 13.4

At what point does protesting become rioting? At what point does organized riots become terrorism? How do we keep the protestors separated from the rioters?

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Today's Alternate Article: SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station
Readability Score: 9.5

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5/5/2020: The Glorious Innovation of Containerization - Lots of frogs and salamanders have a secret glow

Today's Article: The Glorious Innovation of Containerization
From: AIER
Readability Score: 14.7

Are entrepreneurs heroic? What if their inventions make lives better for billions of people? Today's lesson includes an embedded video about creative destruction for your students.

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Readability Score: 7.5

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