Listen Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation is planning to construct a small “pocket park” in North Nashville. The project is part of the city’s 10-year Greenway’s Master Plan to increase the number of green spaces across the city.
How A Tennessee Supercomputer, Now The World’s Fastest, Might Find New Cures For Cancer
A massive room in East Tennessee is now home to the fastest supercomputer in the world. Oak Ridge National Laboratory officially unveiled the machine called Summit late last week, which takes up the size of two tennis courts.
Tennessee Opens New Lab Dedicated To Measuring Things (Yes, We Mean Scales And Stuff)
Listen To many, a pound is a pound and a gallon is a gallon. But setting those exact standards is one of the basic functions of government. It’s even in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, alongside coining money. Now, the state of Tennessee has a new lab — entirely dedicated to checking whether things […]
A Baptist Church In Nashville Inspires Its Youth Group To Love The Bible — And Science
Listen Tim Wildsmith isn’t your typical Southern Baptist youth minister. He’s used to holding thorny discussions on issues that the youth group members of Nashville’s First Baptist Church face, like dating and sex. Now, science has been added to that list — namely, how it can and does coexist with faith.
The Dirt On Armadillos, Middle Tennessee’s Newest Animal Neighbors
Listen Tim White works for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. That puts him on the front line of any change in the state’s fauna, including the arrival of armadillos.
Scientist’s 652-Mile Swim Tests Water Quality In The Tennessee River
Listen A scientist who happens to be a world-class distance swimmer has traveled the length of the Tennessee River — all 652 miles of it, through multiple states.
Oak Ridge National Lab’s Experiments With Biofuel Get A Boost From The Federal Government
Listen Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory hope a new federal grant will help them turn plants into fuel. The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s providing $12 million next year to the lab in East Tennessee, with the potential for more than $100 million over the next five years.
Using Veterans’ Health Data, Oak Ridge National Lab Takes On Massive Medical Research Project
Listen What might be the most ambitious health care data analysis to date is happening in East Tennessee. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working through a massive batch of records from the Department of Veterans Affairs — the records that VA doctors keep on their more than 22 million patients. About a quarter of a […]
Nashville’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Live-Streamed, Thanks To Vanderbilt Students And NASA
Listen In the era of Facebook Live and other on-demand video, it’s perhaps no surprise that the largest celestial event in America this summer will be live-streamed. Students from Vanderbilt University will launch a high-altitude weather balloon — connected to a video camera — to send images of the total solar eclipse back to NASA on […]
Out-Of-State Investment In Local Tech Startups Is Booming, But Tennessee Investors Lag Behind
Listen Local tech startups are more popular than ever — with investors outside of Tennessee, that is. Data that tracks capital investment trends in the last five years show a steady rise in funding from out-of-state backers. But funding from investors in Tennessee hasn’t seen the same growth.
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