Miles O’Brien is a veteran science journalist, pilot & PBS NewsHour correspondent, telling stories on aviation, space, climate & technology.
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Here is a really well done piece assessing the role of psychedelics for chronic pain that features our team's work research on psychedelics and chronic pain.
Super grateful for @milesobrien, @calebhell and @PBS for trusting us in this process . pbs.org/video/the-brain-the-…
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Excited for tonight's EP of "Resolve to Solve": bit.ly/4gWMfyK
Two innnovative treatments that reshape the brain in stunning ways. Ultrasound to treat addiction & psilocybin 4 phantom limb pain. @milesobrien plays guinea pig. @azpbs @SciPsychedelics @WVURNI @FadelZeidan
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Federal officials are investigating why and how an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, before striking two vehicles and killing five people.
The victims have not yet been identified. Authorities say all were inside a van and an SUV struck by the plane.
@milesobrien has more.
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"Resolve to Solve" - Miles O'Brien travels the world searching for solutions to today's most urgent challenges. Trailer: pbs.org/video/extended-trail… @milesobrien @PBS
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"Resolve to Solve" - Miles O'Brien travels the world searching for solutions to today's most urgent challenges. Trailer: pbs.org/video/extended-trail… @milesobrien @PBS
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"Resolve to Solve" - Miles O'Brien travels the world searching for solutions to today's most urgent challenges. Trailer: pbs.org/video/extended-trail… @milesobrien @PBS
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Our crew (but especially Miles) trekked all over the world to make it happen, but tonight's premiere is about Cow Burps and Beavers. Two stories, two unlikely sources of real solutions. Hope you'll tune in. @milesobrien @arizonapbs
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A day after liftoff, Artemis II is now well on its way. Four astronauts are on a ten-day voyage around the moon and back, traveling deeper into space than any human has ever before.
@IAmAmnaNawaz speaks to @milesobrien about what's happening now and what comes next.
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I know I'm biased, but its moments like these when @cnn is so so good. A long (stressful) wait filled with a smart panel with former NASA astronauts, led by @Boris_Sanchez with our @milesobrien and @petemuntean has been informative, gracious and engaging. Bravo. #Artemis
HAPPENING NOW: Humans are about to travel farther from Earth than ever before. CNN is live for takeoff as the Artemis II crew braces for a mission around the moon.
Watch CNN and follow live updates: cnn.it/4c2dNjN
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it was likely a series of failures that led to the accident at LaGuardia Airport when an Air Canada jet struck a fire truck responding to a possible emergency with another plane.
@milesobrien has more.
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The Acela to the Moon -- What America’s “fast train” reveals about NASA, Artemis—and our struggle to actually get somewhere. by @MilesObrien milesobrien.substack.com/p/t… #Artemis #NASA
A deadly runway collision at LaGuardia is more than an accident—it’s a warning about the limits of an overstretched aviation system.
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A century-old aviation mystery may finally be within reach.
In Part 3 of Miles Ahead, we follow the evidence to a remote pond in Newfoundland—and make a push to solve the fate of the White Bird before 2027.
Listen now. Help us find the truth.
#WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead by @milesobrien
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A century-old aviation mystery may finally be within reach.
In Part 3 of Miles Ahead, we follow the evidence to a remote pond in Newfoundland—and make a push to solve the fate of the White Bird before 2027.
Listen now. Help us find the truth.
#WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead by @milesobrien
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Revisiting one of the most haunting aviation stories I’ve ever covered: Japan Airlines Flight 123 — the deadliest single-aircraft crash in history.
Part 1 of my series with Lars Perkins explores how a routine flight became an unimaginable tragedy — and the human stories inside it.
#JAL123 #AviationSafety #BlackBox #AviationHistory
Black Box Revisited: The Deadliest Single Plane Crash- Part 1, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
Two weeks before Lindbergh, two French aviators may have already crossed the Atlantic.
Listen now.
#WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead
The White Bird Mystery Deepens, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
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The war in Iran and the spike in oil and gas prices are again highlighting the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.
As demand on the U.S. electric grid continues to grow, the Trump administration has moved to roll back subsidies and incentives for some renewables. A new industry report finds solar installations fell 14% over the past year.
@milesobrien has more.
The U.S. power demand boom is here. AI, data centers, rising costs—and one Texas coal plant planning a solar future. My latest story for PBS NewsHour. @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…