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SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, right, on Monday, after announcing that he will be the first private passenger on a trip around the moon. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
Why are some warnings heard, while others are ignored? erhui1979/Getty Images hide caption
The Cassandra Curse: Why We Heed Some Warnings, And Ignore Others
The Dunn Solar Telescope in Sunspot, N.M. The site was closed for over a week after a security threat. NSO/AURA/NSF hide caption
Nearly 62 percent of respondents had at least one ACE and a quarter reported three or more. The remaining respondents had at least two ACEs, including 16 percent with four or more such experiences. Elva Etienne/Getty Images hide caption
Neil deGrasse Tyson attends Film Independent at LACMA presents StarTalk — A Conversation with Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, on June 5 in Los Angeles. Araya Diaz/Getty Images hide caption
Megan Baker (left) of Papa & Barkley Co., a Cannabis company based in Eureka, Calif., shows Shirley Avedon of Laguna Woods different products intended to help with pain relief. Stephanie O'Neill for NPR hide caption
A raccoon sitting on the stump of a tree in the Beaches in Toronto. The Toronto Star's Amy Dempsey thinks there's a particularly smart one in her neighborhood. David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on land surrounding the famous Rocky Flats Nuclear Reservation that produced nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Dan Boyce for NPR hide caption
A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant
Candace and Lawanda Jones are taking shelter at Conway High School in Conway, S.C. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
A satellite image shows Hurricane Florence on the eastern coast of the United States on Friday. NOAA/AP hide caption
Spiez Laboratory is believed to have been involved with the analysis of chemical agents used in the U.K. It was allegedly targeted by Russian agents earlier this year. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images hide caption