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Environment
Is video gaming good for you?
The Takeaway
November 05, 2009
A host of new studies show that gaming might actually be good for your health. We talk with technology writer Clive Thompson and our tech contributor Baratunde Thurston.
Listener Successes
Living on Earth
April 19, 1996
URBAN PETROGLYPH
Living on Earth
May 30, 1997
Arts, Culture & Media
Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad
Studio 360
July 01, 2011
"I am amazed that this show is on the air – constantly amazed – because on paper this show shouldn't work," Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan told Kurt Andersen. It's no wonder he feels that way.
A Look Inside the World of the ICU
The Takeaway
May 15, 2013
Environment
How video gaming could be good for you
The Takeaway
November 20, 2009
A host of new studies show that video gaming might actually improve visual skills and increase brain capacity.
Environment
As temperatures rise, humans and nature will both have to adapt
Living on Earth
December 26, 2011
With rising temperatures, more precipitation and more fierce storms, civilization will have to change how it works. It'll be catching up with the animals, which are already making changes.
Environment
New research survey suggests urban trees are on the decline
Living on Earth
March 16, 2012
Research from the U.S. Forest Service found that in 19 of 20 U.S. cities surveyed, urban trees are on the decline. The vital piece of urban infrastructure are declining an average of three percent per year.
Belief
The US has a wide variety of mosques, and these two guys have seen a lot of them
The World
August 27, 2014
Aman Ali and his friend Bassam Tariq know how diverse the Muslim community is- a couple years ago, they criss-crossed the US and visited a different mosque every day for a month. Aman says the Muslim communities he met with are as diverse as America itself- and the mosques are just as unique.
Business
US nuclear weapons contractor has agreed to pay millions for misuse of federal funds
The Center for Public Integrity
August 24, 2015
The Sandia Corporation has agreed to reimburse the Energy Department after allegedly spending federal funds on lobbying instead of national security.