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It’s that week again – time to talk about cephalopods!

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on June 22, 2023 · The public radio program Science Friday spends a week each year discussing octopi and squid. We just wanted to get in on the fun.

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Posted on July 14, 2023 · The father of Asher Rayburn, who died earlier this month while visiting the Galveston resort with his mother, is claiming negligence on the part of Moody Gardens and requesting more than $1 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week.

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Posted on June 23, 2023 · Our Pride Month panel shares their perspectives on recent and trending topics.

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I was today-years-old when I learned… (June 22, 2023)

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Posted on June 22, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We discuss a recently changed loophole in Texas law, we consider what information we've come to a little later than most, and we learn about the world of cephalopods.

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