
Health & Science
What should fuel America? Wind? Sun? Cow dung? We’re having a power struggle over that – it’s political, but it’s ...
Air Date: April 13, 2017
Listen 49:20“Deaths of despair”; then, O’Reilly’s troubles
Guests: Angus Deaton, Anne Case, David Folkenflik For most western countries, mortality rates have been in declin ...
Air Date: April 13, 2017
Listen 00:49:28Ever since Pluto was demoted from the pantheon of planets, efforts have intensified to designate a replacemen ...
Air Date: April 11, 2017
Listen 00:06:21Are you avoiding looking at yourself in a mirror? No longer comfortable going to the pool – or maybe pl ...
Air Date: April 10, 2017
Listen 00:03:28Will we ever get health care reform right?
The ill-conceived replacements for Obamacare would have left some 14 million Americans without health insurance and have an unh ...
5 years ago
FERC says PennEast pipeline would have ‘less than significant’ environmental impact
5 years ago
A star has been discovered that orbits a black hole once every 28 minutes. Not impressed? This star is 2.5 times farther away from the bl ...
Air Date: April 5, 2017
Listen 00:06:15This mom hopes for a better future for her son who cannot eat
Amy Marzolino watches her toddler, August, like a hawk, and with good reason. “I’m the mom who’s running across ...
5 years ago
ListenSolar co-ops help homeowners harness the sun’s energy
Neighbors are teaming up to tackle the challenge of switching to sun-sourced electricty. Sal Fede’s house isn’t much t ...
5 years ago
Listen 4:06This Washington state dam is trying to be fish-friendly
The people at Wanapum Dam are trying to balance the interests of fish and clean power. The Wanapum Dam is massive. It̵ ...
5 years ago
Listen 3:42Mimicking nature, an artificial leaf can recycle CO2
An artificial leaf created by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago captures greenhouse gas and puts it to work again. ...
5 years ago
Listen 4:19Why don’t more farms convert poop to power?
Imagine 7,000 gallons of cow manure. It smells. Brett Reinford’s dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania has 700 cows, and that& ...
5 years ago
Listen 6:04Renewable energy jobs bring new life to old coal towns
In some former coal towns, residents continue to hold tight to that economy and identity. Reporter Elizab ...
5 years ago
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