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Our engineers are diagnosing the problem. Thank you for your patience.Technical update: For listeners to KJZZ’s translator at 92.1 serving Glenwood, NM and surrounding communities, storms have knocked out power. We will continue to monitor the local power company for updates. Thanks for your patience. Technical update: For listeners to KJZZ’s translator at 106.9 serving Globe and surrounding communities, we are experiencing broadcasting difficulties. Thanks for your patience.Science SCIENCE ASU researchers develop voice authentication to guard against AI The rise of artificial intelligence-generated audio statements poses major ethical and moral problems. To address this concern, a group of ASU researchers have developed a prototype of a microphone that would authenticate voice recordings as human speech. GM Cruise to start testing autonomous taxis in Valley Testing will start in Phoenix and gradually expand to Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Paradise Valley, the company said. The vehicles will operate in autonomous mode, but the human drivers will be ready to take over if needed. May. 13, 2024 This scientist compares mapping the universe to challenges Picasso, Cezanne faced The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, known as DESI, is attached to a 50-year-old telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in southern Arizona. It’s in the middle of a project with a very big goal: measuring the expansion of the universe. May. 10, 2024 New semiconductor program planned for Hamilton High School in Chandler The Chandler Unified School District is partnering with the University of Arizona to create a new semiconductor program for high schoolers. The district hopes the two-year program will begin fall 2025 at Hamilton High School. May. 9, 2024 Anxiety patients handled COVID-19 stress better than most. It could help everyone in the future New research finds that while the COVID-19 pandemic caused lots of people to feel anxious, it did not have that effect on patients already getting treatment for anxiety. May. 8, 2024 Climate change will make Arizona more urban, more expensive The effects of climate change could lead 100 million Americans to move to a different part of the country over the next 30 years. Abrahm Lustgarten writes about it in On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America.” → Hear more interviews from The Show May. 7, 2024 Author David Toomey tries to figure out why animals play As any English major knows, dream sequences are a staple of many great works of literature. Professor David Toomey teaches English at UMass Amherst, but in his latest book, Toomey examines a real-life phenomenon that’s barely been studied at all: animal dreams. May. 6, 2024 TSMC factory construction is displacing native Arizona plants. This company saves them Native Resources International works to save native plants displaced by construction of TSMC’s new plants in metro Phoenix. May. 2, 2024 Uncertainty about the future of coverage for telehealth could hamper its use Tara Sklar is professor at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of law, where she teaches health law. She joined The Show to talk about the state of patients’ access to telehealth in Arizona. Apr. 30, 2024 Study shows new way to prevent lung cancer spread Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Local researchers have been studying better ways to treat the disease. They’ve published a study with their latest findings. Apr. 26, 2024 Banner Urgent Care unveils Valley fever dashboard Valley fever is up 800% in the past 20 years, according to the CDC, with over two-thirds of cases originating in Arizona. However, a new dashboard system is making it easier for Banner Urgent Care facilities to track the disease. Apr. 25, 2024 Analysis: Patient-therapist bond may be key to treating depression with ’magic mushrooms’ Arizona’s advisory council on psilocybin research is soon expected to release a draft report about psychedelic-assisted therapy. Researchers at Ohio State University say a provider-patient bond may matter most when treating depression with psychedelic mushrooms. Apr. 23, 2024 How hot is too hot? New weather forecasting tool can help figure that out This summer, people across the United States will have a new way to keep track of dangerous heat headed their way through a new heat warning system called HeatRisk. Apr. 23, 2024 Refugees in Tempe are learning to be caregivers. More immigrants could help the shortage Most Americans 65 and older are going to need some form of long term care — either in nursing facilities or as they age in their own homes. But there’s a big shortage of long term care workers. Arizona will need to fill around 190,000 jobs in just a few years. Immigration could be a solution to this growing challenge. Apr. 11, 2024 How Arizona is preparing for AI-powered election misinformation Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reflects on the security of election officials, threats posed by artificial intelligence and more. Apr. 17, 2024 As access to vasectomies improves, this author says men need even more birth control options Gabrielle Blair is a mother of six and a writer whose most recent book is called Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion.” Apr. 17, 2024 UN report reveals less than a quarter of the world’s e-waste is being recycled A recent UN report details that the world is throwing away a growing amount of electronic products and recycling very little of it. This could lead to more demand for the mining of precious metals present in Arizona soil. Apr. 15, 2024 UA researchers helped make first Artemis III instruments NASA has picked the first instruments to take to the moon in its first mission to bring astronauts to the surface in about 50 years, and University of Arizona researchers are playing a key role. Apr. 15, 2024 Dark Sky Center shines brighter future on Fountain Hills A new attraction is coming to Arizona’s billion-dollar astro-tourism industry. Its backers hope it can bring the Valley into the space age and also breathe new life to an aging town. Apr. 11, 2024 How climate change could impact forests in AZ The warming climate has all kinds of implications for all kinds of aspects of our ecosystems. New research from Northern Arizona University finds even a slight temperature increase in boreal forests can lead to less snow, which in turn leads to other changes. Apr. 10, 2024 ’Cicadapocalypse’? Author says he wants people to fall in love with these ’derpy little bugs’ Roger McMullan recently published a graphic novel called Cicadapocalypse.” Ominous title notwithstanding, Roger’s goal is to make people fall in love with what he...