Jesse Stone
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Jesse B. Stone loves science and writing. Apologies if you were looking for the "Jesse Stone" played by Tom Selleck in the CBS movies.

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FAQ About the Food and Drug Administration’s New Microfiction Contest

Drugs used to need to satisfy some of the strictest medicinal criteria to earn FDA approval. These days? A good narrative is all you need.

Jesse Stone
May 26, 2020
Politics, Pop Culture, Science
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Some All-Time Lists “Sir” Charles Barkley Would Not Be On

Charles Barkley deliberately left LeBron James off his “Top 5 NBA Players of All-Time” list. So, where does Chuck rank… on anything?

Jesse Stone
May 6, 2020
Sports
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Trump’s COVID-19 Press Conference: Sea Monkeys and Other Treatments That Are Definitely Very Scientific

Tuning into Trump’s COVID-19 press conferences, you may get some new ideas on how to stop the disease. Are they helpful? Absolutely not.

Jesse Stone
April 28, 2020
Politics
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Playing {Indoors} Just Got Easier: A Look at Animal Crossing: Pandemic Edition

Animal Crossing just got a little too real. In the game’s new Pandemic Edition, uh-oh! Look out because the nookovirus is spreading!

Jesse Stone
April 21, 2020
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When Betelgeuse Goes Out: The Simulation Hypothesis

Why is one of the brightest stars in the sky starting to dim? Jesse turns to fiction for a possible, if rather unlikely, cause.

Jesse Stone
January 14, 2020
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Is an A.I. Winter Coming?

Artificial intelligence has virtually taken over our lives. But can that trend continue? Or are we about to experience the first “AI winter” of our lives?

Jesse Stone
November 21, 2019
Science
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The Quantum Computing Revolution Is Here (Or Why Classical Computers Always {Finish Last})

Recently a team of engineers at Google announced a game-changer in the world of computing. Hint: it involves the word “quantum”. Jesse breaks down what you need

Jesse Stone
November 13, 2019
Prompts, Science
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The {“Ketchup Conundrum”} Conundrum

There are countless flavors of mustard, but only ONE true ketchup. A late night conversation, about a Malcolm Gladwell essay, about ketchup.

Jesse Stone
October 21, 2019
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Tiny Black Holes? They Might Be Real.

Black holes are absolutely massive, right? Well, not necessarily. Under a different scientific model of forming black holes, some might be teeny tiny.

Jesse Stone
October 10, 2019
Science
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