Science, Tech & Environment
Living on Earth
October 16, 2016
Paris is famous for many things: fashion, art, cafes — and revolution. Now the City of Light is attempting a new kind of revolution: it now bans cars built before 1997 from the city’s streets during the busy part of weekdays.
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Lifestyle & Belief
I never knew how differently France and America value religion
PRI's The World
January 21, 2015
In the United States, we speak easily of different ethnic and religious communities. But the reality is far different in France, where the Charlie Hebdo attacks have brought religion and its place in French society back to the top of the agenda.
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Lifestyle & Belief
After her daughter embraced religion, this French woman wonders 'Did I do something wrong?'
PRI's The World
January 16, 2015
After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the French have been doing a lot of soul-searching about security and freedom of expression, but also the role of religion in a passionately secular France
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Science, Tech & Environment
At France's new school for coders, there's hot tech, little teaching, no grades or tuition — and loud critics
PRI's The World
January 07, 2014
A founder of the school for coders says France is behind in the digital economy, so he's out to change that with a radical approach that finds the best minds, teaches them to collaborate and let's them loose on problems. They've already solved one for Apple.
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Conflict & Justice
France identifies Belgian as Paris attacks mastermind; US bombs ISIS oil trucks
PRI's The World
November 13, 2015
Updated
For the first time, US warplanes targeted ISIS oil trucks, the source of much of the terror group's cash.
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Conflict & Justice
Why Obama wasn't in Paris
PRI's The World
January 12, 2015
He may have had his reasons, but POTUS violated the Woody Allen rule of diplomacy.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Who or what is behind these strange videos uploaded to YouTube?
PRI's The World
May 07, 2014
For months thousands of videos of simple shapes accompanied by a odd tone have been uploaded at a frenetic pace. Who or what is behind them is a mystery.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Five tips for finding the perfect French baguette
PRI's The World
November 27, 2013
Abandon all your ideas of what makes a good loaf of French bread. These five tips may just blow your mind.
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Science, Tech & Environment
What's the bigger risk: Using nuclear energy or turning away from it?
PRI's The World
December 04, 2015
At the Paris climate talks, most everybody is searching for a silver bullet — a technological fix to produce enough clean energy to allow us to continue to grow. Some argue we already have part of the solution: more nuclear energy.
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Conflict & Justice
In France, there's a call for a Black Lives Matter movement
PRI's The World
July 25, 2016
People in France are protesting the death of a young black man in police custody. As they channel the US Black Lives Matter movement, they're also challenging France's "colorblind" norms.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Meet the folks behind the subtitles on your favorite movies and streaming TV shows
The World in Words
November 24, 2014
Remember the last time you saw a foreign language film? You sat down in the dark, popcorn in hand, and for the next two hours you read all those subtitles. But even if you've seen a lot of subtitled movies, you've probably never thought of who wrote those fleeting words on the screen?