New study looks at how severe heat impacts workers
Researchers at Boston University are studying the impacts on people who work in fields that are regularly subjected to hot conditions, like landscaping and construction.
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Sen. Warren says Kamala Harris is 'ready to go'
Warren endorsed Harris and said she is not interested in the VP post. -
Your next prescription? Going to a museum or taking a dance class
Art Pharmacy, a Mass. organization, hopes more clinicians will prescribe their patients interactions with the arts. -
The Massachusetts authors taking on ChatGPT
Their suit is part of a growing wave of legal action against artificial intelligence, including from The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and authors like George R.R. Martin and John Grisham. -
Warming waters off Cape Cod could mean sharks linger there longer
Waters in the Gulf of Maine, the Atlantic patch off New England’s coasts, are warming faster than the rest of earth’s oceans — and that affects ocean life. -
How liquor license legislation could make Boston's restaurant scene more equitable
Right now, liquor licenses are expensive and concentrated in ZIP codes whose residents are mostly wealthy and white.
Latest from The Wake Up podcast
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Salem's Universal Basic Income Test
Salem will spend the next year giving 100 residents living below the poverty line $500 a month --- no string attached --- and studying how the extra income shapes their lives. GBH reporter Craig LeMoult joins Paris to talk about how it's going to work. -
It's time for Massachusetts to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
Paris speaks with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington about the history of Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts, and why it's time for the Commonwealth as a whole to recognize the holiday. -
Wake Up Well: Inviting Fear In
Fear can be a valid response to scary situations --- and in some cases, when our brains react with fear to situations that won't harm us, it can also be an opportunity to learn. In the latest installment of Wake Up Well, our monthly mental health series, Paris talks to Ajay Satpute, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who studies the neuroscience of emotion, fear and social cognition. -
Peace is Possible
Today marks one year since Hamas invaded Israel. In remembrance of that somber anniversary, GBH's Esteban Bustillos has the story of two friends from Boston who believe that peace in the Middle East is still something that can be achieved. -
Dave Epstein Explains Hurricane Season
After Hurricane Helene’s devastation, GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein explains why flooding happens and what we can expect from the rest of this year’s hurricane season.
