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News & Politics “A Middle School Science Project Every Day”: How NPR’s “Short Wave” Demystifies Science Emily Kwong, the host of "Short Wave," talks about finding science in everyday life. Science | 11 months ago
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DC Travel Guide | Things to Do The Magic Behind What You’ll See at the Smithsonian’s New Fossil Hall Museums, Smithsonian, Kids, National Museum of Natural History | Jun 5, 2019
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