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Astronauts returning to Earth after long-duration space missions may be unable to cope with emergencies because of muscle loss, but more intense exercise could counteract the problem.

A stunning number of teens have lost a little bit of their hearing — nearly one in five — and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Hearing impairment – Health – Hearing – United States – Conditions and Diseases

The man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was “a racist place” and that he had taken matters into his own hands to “handle the problem.” Beer – Racism – Recreation – Connecticut – Food

Academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd, on stage at Supernova, can’t pinpoint a solution to online privacy controversies, but agree misguided attempts to define privacy are part of the problem.

One of the more fascinating issues Facebook enjoys is that it doesn’t know when its users aren’t merely lapsed, but dead. How might it solve the problem?