Science

Listen Some parents bemoan the fact that their kids play too many video games, but researchers from the University of Tennessee say one growing gaming genre might be good for health. They measured children’s energy output playing outside compared to playing “active video games.” More than a decade and a half ago, Dance Dance Revolution became […]

Listen In an announcement with much fanfare but not many details, AT&T said this morning it’s rolling out gigabit-speed internet to some Nashville-area customers starting Monday. The announcement at the AT&T building downtown featured a brass quartet heralding visitors. The mayor attended, as did country music artist Drake White, who played a sendoff song. AT&T […]

Listen One of the things the city of Tullahoma is proud of is its waste collection. Yes, you read that correctly. The Middle Tennessee town touts its recycling program, which accounts for about a third of its waste. Now it’s adding another way to get rid of trash sustainably: composting.  Annie Clements, a longtime Tullahoma resident, already […]

Listen To write a great country song, they say, you need three chords and the truth. These days, you may also need a few self-produced albums, a dozen social media accounts and several thousand online fans before you can get anyone to listen to it.  In a music industry revolutionized by the Internet, aspiring artists […]

A recent award for scientific research at Vanderbilt University was given to someone who doesn’t even go there. Listen Hillsboro High School senior Alex Jolly was named a national semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search for his work in a Vanderbilt chemistry lab. He worked with professor Brian Bachmann, whose lab is in the business […]