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Every time the bees are exposed to an infected sample, they stick out their tongues to collect a reward.

Ecstasy and absolution meet in the lab

Their belief that this surreal conspiracy has arisen because of the poor education of its adherents is based in classism, not reality.

When talking about reproduction, reproductive rights, and gynecological health, transgender folks deserve the same inclusive and affirming care as cisgender folks. That starts with changing the language around transgender pregnancy.

After he realized there was a lack of material to help doctors identify how symptoms of disease show up differently on Black and Brown skin, medical student Malone Mukwende created a handbook to address the issue.

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik and a host of other linguists and language experts (Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, and Kalina Newmark), take a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the country. Host: Erik Singer Director: Alice Roth Producer: Alyssa Marino & Erik Singer Director of Photography Charlie Jordan Production Manager: Morgan Winters Editor: Brady Jackson and Justin Sloan Post Production Manager: Nick Ascanio Head of Programming for WIRED: Chris Conti Linguists & Language Experts: Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, & Kalina Newmark Dialect demonstrations: Amani Dorn NYC accent demonstration courtesy of La Tasha Stephens Latinx Light L demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive DC accent demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive North Carolina accent demonstrations courtesy of The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina Special thanks to: Reg Charging Zachary Cooper Justin McBride Eliza Simpson James N. Stanford Pamela Vanderway Nacole Walker Dr. Walt Wolfram International Dialects of English Archive The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina The American Dialect Society: https://www.americandialect.org/ Dictionary of American Regional English and Field Recordings: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AAmerLangs Indigenous North American accents: https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2017/03/06/how-rez-accents-strengthen-native-identity/ https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/native-american-accents https://indigenousaccents.info.yorku.ca/resources/ African American Language: https://oraal.uoregon.edu/ New York Latino English: http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~mnewman/Site/NYLE.html Appalachian English https://artsandsciences.sc.edu/appalachianenglish/ North Carolina accent and dialect variation: https://talkintarheel.com/ Learning the tools and skills needed to be good at teaching or doing accents: http://ktspeechwork.org Language variation and education: https://charityhudleymallinson.com/resources/secondaryenglish/ Language discrimination and racism: https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-statement-race Other sources for accents: https://www.dialectsarchive.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/dialectcoaches/_created/ https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sohp https://storycorps.org/ http://accent.gmu.edu/ https://visualaccentdialectarchive.com// 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Pilgrims 02:45 - Boston 2:58 - Rhode Island 3:25 - New York City 4:31 - African American English Varieties 7:17 - New York Latino English 8:26 - The On Line 9:27 - DC 10:24 - Pittsburgh 10:55 - Virginia 11:27 - North Carolina 12:00 - Appalachia 13:40 - The Outer Banks 15:19 - Lumbee English 16:02 - "General American" 16:45 - Gullah / Geechee Language & Accent 19:20 - Piney Woods Belt 21:21 - Outro Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Here you can find your favorite WIRED shows and new episodes of our latest hit series Tradecraft. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED

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Losing a pregnancy might be the loneliest experience that millions of women have faced.

Perhaps the path to healing begins with three simple words: Are you OK?

Losing a baby in pregnancy through miscarriage or stillbirth is still a taboo subject worldwide, linked to stigma and shame. Many women still do not receive appropriate and respectful care when their baby dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Here, we share your stories from around the globe.

The average normal delivery in the United States costs over $10,000

The average cost for a baby delivery is $10,808, but that varies depending on what state you live in, your insurance, and the type of birth you have.

Infertility doesn't discriminate, but insurance companies and state legislatures do—by deciding which women deserve access to treatments.

“We don’t want to stop trying until we have a baby in our arms.”

Witches and bread? Spooky!

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The research suggests that when intolerant white people fear democracy may benefit marginalized people, they abandon their commitment to democracy.

Exposing the damned lies of three science pioneers.

Word, word, word, word, word, word.

We don’t really know why it happens, but at least there is a term for it

While the enneagram test has been around for decades, its popularity is picking up speed. Experts in the study of personality evaluate its validity.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said the decision was designed to prevent people from sharing officers' personal information on the internet.

In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.

Complexity science explains why efforts to reject the mainstream merely result in a new conformity.

Asking about race on the U.S. census can help identify discrimination against minority groups. But sociologists say the question needs a makeover.

Researchers are looking in the wrong place: White people live longer not because of their DNA but because of inequality.

“It was torture. It was abuse. It was a living nightmare,” Paris Hilton tells Observer ahead of her new film ‘This Is Paris.’

They walk among us.