T.J. Raphael appears in the following:
Holiday Window Displays Get Touches of Technology
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
All this week, we’re looking at the ways that technology is changing our holidays and our traditions. As we look at the digital migration of the holidays, we wanted to see how the ret...
Men and Women Have Different Brain Circuitry
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Men and women are different—is this news? According to a new study it is. Using a technique called diffusion tensor imaging, researchers have discovered that the basic circuitry of me...
Study: Memories Can Be Passed Between Generations
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine recently released a study arguing that memories can be passed on through DNA. It’s the latest piece in a growing body of evidenc...
Scientists Discover Surprisingly Bright Black Hole
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Turns out black holes really aren't so black. A team of researchers has discovered an incredibly bright black hole located some 22 million light years away in the neighboring Pinwheel...
Unrest Grows in Ukraine as Protesters Demand Regime Change
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Protests in Ukraine escalated on Monday as tens of thousands took to the streets in the capital city of Kiev to call for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich. Andrew Kramer ...
Rail Safety Questions Raised After NY Train Derails
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
In 2008, Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act, which mandated that railroad companies install positive train control—a technology that automatically detects excessive speed...
As Hours Wane, Can Congress Get Productive?
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
So far, Congress has only passed 52 new laws this year—the fewest in the post-World War II era—and there are only a handful of days left before the close of this historically ineffect...
Is Technology Killing the Magic of the Holidays?
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
It’s no secret that technology is changing the way we live, but what does that mean when it comes to our experience of the holiday season? Some may say that digital technology is taki...
Is the Constitution to Blame for D.C. Gridlock?
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
The American Constitution is the world's oldest still in use, but even Thomas Jefferson believed that all constitutions should expire. Jeffrey Toobin, attorney and staff writer for Th...
Can French Troops Tackle Violence in Central African Republic?
Monday, December 02, 2013
In the coming weeks, about 1,000 French soldiers will be taking up new posts in the Central African Republic (CAR). The French government says the violence currently being witnessed i...
Terror Watch Lists Brand Hundreds of Thousands
Monday, December 02, 2013
There are at least 700,000 people on the U.S. terror watch list. For the many individuals it can be nearly impossible to challenge the designation. It's a watch list that very few peo...
Retro Report: The Making of ‘Three Strikes’ Laws
Monday, December 02, 2013
This week our friends at the Retro Report documentary team take us back to 1992 when Kimber Reynolds, the 18-year-old daughter of Fresno wedding photographer Mike Reynolds, was brutal...
Subprime Auto Loans: The Next Bubble to Burst?
Monday, December 02, 2013
Subprime auto loans are helping to drive the highest rate of new car sales since 2007. But just like the subprime loans that drove the housing bubble collapse before the recession, th...
Tensions Rise Between South Korea, China & Japan
Monday, December 02, 2013
Last week, China flexed its muscles by unexpectedly declaring an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, which touches South Korea and Japan. Now tensions are rising be...
A Look at the New Politics of Obamacare
Monday, December 02, 2013
Now that the deadline has passed for the HealthCare.gov site to be fixed, how are the GOP and Democrats realigning themselves on the battle to dismantle or save the Affordable Care Ac...
HealthCare.Gov Site Picks Up Speed
Monday, December 02, 2013
HealthCare.gov can reportedly now handle 800,000 users a day. But with Americans rushing to meet the December 23rd enrollment deadline in order to get coverage by January 1st, adminis...
Your Takeaway: Listener Stories
Friday, November 29, 2013
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving from The Takeaway!
Today, we’re doing things a little differently. Your comments on our stories come pouring in every day, and often times you have stories of your own. So today we hear from you—and only you. The Takeaway producers have worked for over a month to curate ...
Movie Reviews: 'Frozen,' 'Oldboy,' 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,' 'Black Nativity,' 'Homefront'
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, and Kristen Meinzer, culture producer for The Takeaway, tell you what to see and what to skip this holiday we...
Examining Our Changing American Families
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
What does your family look like? The quintessential American family has been changing dramatically in recent years. This week, we're talking about those changes and how they will be r...
Archaeologists Uncover Buddha's Birthplace
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
For a few years, archaeologists have been excavating a site in Nepal that is said to be Buddha's birthplace. And they now say that they've found evidence of a Buddhist shrine there th...
