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A historic agreement aims to pave the way for large scale solar farms
Friday, October 13, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dan Reicher of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment about a historic agreement addressing land-use for large scale solar projects.
This book is an exploration of care through family, friends and food
Thursday, October 12, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bryan Washington about his new book, Family Meal.
How Israel's Iron Dome detects and intercepts incoming rockets
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Israeli civilians are greatly benefiting from the country's advanced missile defense system — the Iron Dome. It's a network of radar detectors and missile launchers that intercept incoming rockets.
MacArthur Fellow E. Tendayi Achiume on the intersection of climate and racial justice
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with law professor E. Tendayi Achiume about receiving the MacArthur Fellowship and her research on racial injustice.
Former Rep. Jane Harman on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's trailblazing legacy
Friday, September 29, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Congresswoman Jane Harman, who was a longtime friend and colleague to Diane Feinstein, about the late senator's life and legacy.
Laurel Halo's 'Atlas' describes the feeling of being everywhere and nowhere
Monday, September 25, 2023
DJ and composer Laurel Halo's new album, "Atlas", is a tapestry of slowly-evolving textures — and it was inspired by the nighttime imagery of cities she visited while out on the road.
The world's best pizza maker shares his 5 tips for a perfect slice
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Michele Pascarella was named Global Pizza Maker of the Year in the awards he considers "the Michelin guide for pizza."
Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in on the 2024 election
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Carl Day joined NPR to weigh in on the Biden campaign in 2020. We caught up with him to hear what he's thinking heading into 2024.
The video game industry is in uproar over a software pricing change. Here's why
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The Unity Engine, a popular game development tool, is getting a pricing overhaul. Developers are enraged.
The UAW is asking to bring back pensions. This economist says it's not a good idea
Friday, September 15, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with economist Allison Schrager about why she thinks the UAW is wrong about asking to bring back the old-fashioned pension plan.
Scientists stumped by shiny golden egg discovered in deep sea
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Using a remote operated vehicle, NOAA scientists on the Okeanos Explorer encountered a shiny golden orb deep in the Gulf of Alaska.
As Hurricane Idalia approached the Florida coast, not everyone decided to evacuate
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have had to make a choice this week as Hurricane Idalia neared the state, heeding evacuation orders or staying put at home.
The effort to restore Joshua trees after Mojave wildfire faces grim odds
Friday, August 18, 2023
After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.
The role climate change has played in Hawaii's devastating wildfires
Thursday, August 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, about the role of climate change in the Maui wildfire.
Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro on the state's floating barrier in the Rio Grande
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro, who is leading a congressional delegation to see the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Gov. Abbot installed a floating fence.
A new take on 'Pride and Prejudice' brings readers to 2000s New York Chinatown
Thursday, August 03, 2023
By recasting the Bennets as a Cantonese, working-class immigrant family, C.K. Chau hopes to fill a gap in the Pride and Prejudice canon.
They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.
Members of an female Afghan military platoon now face uncertain fate in the U.S.
Monday, July 31, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Mahnaz Akbari, former commander of the Afghan military's Female Tactical Platoon, about the Afghan Adjustment Act.
C.K. Chau's take on 'Pride and Prejudice' takes readers to 2000s New York Chinatown
Monday, July 31, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author C.K. Chau about her new book, Good Fortune — a Pride and Prejudice retelling with some delicious twists set in Chinatown in New York City during the early 2000s.
After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle.