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Does Zapping The Brain With Electricity Boost Creativity?
Would you wire your head to a battery if you thought it might help boost your brain function? A quick Internet search turns up lots of videos of at-home tinkerers with electrodes strapped to their heads and nervous looks on their faces. Inspired by anecdotes and a handful of studies showing it can temporarily improve…
Take 5 For Your Health
Analysis: Why The Kansas Senate Has A New Health Committee Leader Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook offered an amendment to expand Medicaid earlier this month because she believed it would fail. A few days later, Senate President Susan Wagle removed Pilcher-Cook as chairwoman of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee because Pilcher-Cook pushed the amendment even…
Commentary | A KC crime, a Netflix doc, and justice
Editor’s Note: This commentary by KC criminal-defense attorney Cyndy Short is part of a larger effort by KCPT and The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) to explore the meaning of justice in the context of the 1988 explosion in south Kansas City that killed six Kansas City firefighters. The effort, called StoryWorks KC, includes a…
Finding Justice Outside the Court System
Editor’s Note: This article uses a partial last name to respect the privacy of the individual. Her story and the facts presented are verified to be true. Most parents will do anything to provide for their children, especially around the holidays. Robin L., a single mother of two, is no different, but she made a…
Look Ma, No Hands!
Bad news, “Back to the Future” fans. Cars of the 21st century will probably not be able to fly. But the vehicles will drive themselves. They will find their own parking. They will let you relax and stream multimedia on your way to and from your destination. And they just might make you money as…