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December 04, 2008
City ambulances will be taking a new tack with patients struck by cardiac arrest. Starting next year, EMS paramedics will take many heart attack victims to certain hospitals where their bodies can b....
Remodeling City Senior Centers
December 04, 2008
The debate rages on at City Hall as to whether the city should go forward with its planned modernization of the more than 300 senior centers around the city. Many elderly New Yorkers and their advoc....
Intersexuality
The Leonard Lopate Show
December 05, 2008
About 1% of babies are born with some degree of sexual ambiguity. We look into how people who are have ambiguous genitalia or a combination of male and female body parts cope in a gender-based society.
City Ambulances put Heart Attacks on Ice
December 04, 2008
New York City ambulances will no longer automatically take heart attack patients to closest hospital. Instead, they will only go to facilities with special body-cooling units. As WNYC's Fred Mogul re....
Bronx Most Dissatisfied in City Service Survey
December 04, 2008
The Bloomberg Administration has released results from a first-ever survey of how New Yorkers feel about their city and the quality of municipal services. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. The survey of....
Improving the Doorway to Elevator Safety
December 02, 2008
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says the city Housing Authority could have prevented the death of a 5-year old boy last August, if only it had installed a device that prevents elevator doo....
More on Entergy v. Riverkeeper
December 02, 2008
Both sides are preparing to make their arguments today before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Entergy Corporation v. Riverkeeper. The owner of the Indian Point nuclear power station is petitio....
Court Weighs Power Plant Costs vs. Protecting Fish
December 02, 2008
Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments that could affect future operations at the Indian Point nuclear power station north of New York City. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. REPORTER: At issue is ....
A Twittering Headache for Motrin
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 28, 2008
Over the course of an afternoon, Motrin's latest ad campaign was undone by tech-savvy mothers using twitter who were offended by the ad's tone.
Buy, Buy Baby
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 28, 2008
If you're a parent, you're probably no stranger to getting suckered by your kids. But according to
You're Getting Warmer
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 27, 2008
MTA Text Service Alerts Commuters to Delays
November 25, 2008
One million messages in five minutes. That's how fast officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority say their new service is that alerts commuters to bus, subway and commuter train delays.....
Moms Returning to Work
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 28, 2008
Returning to the workplace can be a challenge for stay-at-home moms who’ve taken time off to take care of kids. Hear why more and more employers are specifically choosing to hire returning mothers, and how those women manage to balance their families and careers.
Vietnam’s Coastline
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 27, 2008
A third of Vietnam’s 80 million people live on or near the coastline.
Time to Change Your Life
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 27, 2008
Most people spend their time less wisely than their money. Find out how a better understanding of the psychology of time can lead to a healthier, happier, and more successful life.
Are You Lonely?
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2008
Urban Connections
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2008
Barack Obama inherits an economic crisis worse than anything the nation has seen since the Great Depression. How will his new deal compare with FDR's? Plus,
Garage Inventors
Studio 360
November 28, 2008
Frank Polifka's "Tornado in a Can:"
The Death Ray
Studio 360
November 28, 2008
Mike Daisey completes his life story of Tesla with this tale about the scientist’s real Dr. Strangelove moment: inventing the ultimate superweapon. But did it work? The government thought it might, and the Cold War got hotter. (Originally aired: January 25, 2008)
Mr. Spock and Dr. Strangelove
Studio 360
November 28, 2008
Samantha Hunt describes the turning point in Tesla’s life when he began acting like a mad scientist, almost taking a page from the movies. And biologist Vincent Pieribone thinks that Hollywood’s most dangerous fantasy about “mad scientists” is that scientists have any power at all. (Originally aired: January 25, 2008)
