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NPR's Short Wave @NPRShortWave Apr 21, 2023

Short Wave is stepping back from Twitter, in solidarity w/ many @NPR accounts: n.pr/3Kz54I3

Thank you for being a part of the glorious community that is our show. We love making it for you 🤟

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www.npr.org NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' NPR's official Twitter feeds have gone silent. The news organization cites the social media platform's decision to question NPR's editorial independence through a series of inaccurate labels.

NPR's Short Wave @NPRShortWave Mar 29, 2023

Behold! The beautiful intricacies of this insect brain

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Today, how @jovo & colleagues mapped the larval fruit fly brain. These 500,000 neural connections bring us one step closer to understanding our brains too. Reporting by @NPRjonhamilton
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www.npr.org Why scientists just mapped every synapse in a fly brain : Short Wave To really understand the human brain, scientists say you'd have to map its wiring. The only problem: there are more than 100 trillion different connections to find, trace and characterize. But a team...

NPR's Short Wave @NPRShortWave Mar 27, 2023

We come with tough news. The layoffs at NPR are impacting our show. Moving forward, we'll be in your feed 3 days a week.

Please show our #NPRShortWave team the same love you always have. We'll still be making the same nerdy, newsy science show you know and count on.

NPR's Short Wave @NPRShortWave Mar 17, 2023

Need something to watch this weekend?

SPOILER ALERT: We are working on an episode about The Core, the cult classic from 2003, and we would love all of the Short Wavers to follow along

If you watch it and have thoughts for @ScienceRegina @geophysichick drop them below 🌎👇

NPR's Short Wave @NPRShortWave Mar 16, 2023

When @itiscolossal @federallamm asked @bonesandbugs what species of bird they should try to bring back from extinction, the answer was pretty obvious ...