3D Printing Part II: The Future
In Part I of this series, I discussed the history and science of 3D printing. This week I will move on to discussing the current uses of 3D printing, as well as some potentially exciting future applications.
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Healthiest You Wrap-Up Show
Posted by Staff | Apr 2, 2014 | Healthiest You
We concluded our annual Healthiest You Challenge with a celebration of all the contestants’ hard work. The 64 participants changed their lives and set a course for a healthier future. Listen to our wrap-up show, as Ron...
Read MoreBe Proud Of The Way You Talk
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 2, 2014 | D.G. Martin, Town Square
You sure do talk funny. Has anybody ever told you that? If you grew up in North Carolina and moved somewhere else for a while, you surely got that kind of question from folks who just had to laugh when they heard you talk. Or if...
Read MoreKeep Our Drinking Water Clean
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 31, 2014 | The Commentators
This is Brian Thornburg. I don’t know about you, but I REALLY take water for granted. OWASA does such a good job keeping our water clean and flowing, I rarely think about how that water gets to my family’s tap when I turn the...
Read MoreThe Birthday Problem
Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 31, 2014 | Common Science, Town Square
You may have heard that if you are in a room with 23 people, there is a greater than 50% chance that two people in the room have the same birthday. This is commonly known as the “Birthday Problem.” Most people presented with this information are, at least initially, quite skeptical. Typically what throws people off is that they approach the problem with an incorrect perspective.
Read MoreMAXImum Style
Posted by Kristin Tucker | Mar 28, 2014 | The Fashion Plate, Town Square
Have you taken the town and your closet to new lengths with floor-gliding maxi dresses? If so, you’re not alone. Maxis have actually been back on the fashion scene the past few years. It seems their popularity increased last...
Read MoreNew Books, Times, And Authors For Bookwatch
Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 26, 2014 | D.G. Martin
There are three pieces of good news about my favorite television program, UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch: First, upcoming new programs feature some of North Carolina’s most interesting authors. UNC-Greensboro’s Michael...
Read MoreGeorge Wayson On Making Time For Health
Posted by Staff | Mar 25, 2014 | Healthiest You
UNC Wellness Centers director George Wayson, coach of the UNC Health Care team, joined our Aaron Keck to talk about how to find time to exercise, how a team can move a truck together, and the end of the Healthiest You Challenge....
Read MoreDreaming Up A Carrboro Library
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 25, 2014 | The Commentators
This is Nerys Levy, and I’m a friend of the Carrboro Branch Library. Over the past 25 years our group has struggled to get a fully functioning branch of the Orange County Public Library in Carrboro. We are now delighted to...
Read More3D Printing Part I: The Technology
Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 23, 2014 | Common Science
For the past several years, 3D printing technology has been garnering quite a few headlines. Unfortunately, as is common for the main-stream media, many of the interesting science elements are left out of these stories. So I...
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