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The link between fracking and health issues

Nov 15, 2017
Cause and effect can be difficult to prove, but here are a series of studies showing the potential connection between fracking and health risks.
A Cabot Oil & Gas natural gas drill stands at a hydraulic fracturing site in South Montrose, Pennsylvania. The process is controversial with critics who say it could poison water supplies, while the natural-gas industry says it's been used safely for decades.
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Full Interview: Can you Kickstart job growth?

Jul 29, 2016
Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler on the economic impact of the platform.
Co-founder and CEO of Kickstarter Yancey Strickler speaks at a TechCrunch event in New York City.
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What are the reasons behind the gender pay gap?

Mar 23, 2016
Computer programmers, chefs and dentists were the occupations that had the highest wage gaps in a recent Glassdoor study.
Computer programming has one of the highest wage gaps among the fields studied in a new Glassdoor report. 
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23andMe believes genetics are the future of health

Jul 6, 2015
CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to improve drug therapies by using DNA data.

The 5 second rule actually works

Mar 14, 2014
In which science completely validates conventional wisdom.