Ethics

January 04, 2017

Global anti-corruption activists wonder if Washington's claims to moral authority may ring hollow under a President Donald Trump.

Arts, Culture & Media

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Studio 360

December 29, 2016

When artists use synthetic biology, are they playing God, or just playing with cool new toys? Scientists Drew Endy and Christina Agapakis weigh in on the ethics.  

Write Your Name in Binary Code

Science Friday

August 19, 2015

Arts, Culture & Media

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Studio 360

May 28, 2015

When artists use synthetic biology, are they playing God, or just playing with cool new toys? Scientists Drew Endy and Christina Agapakis weigh in on the ethics.  

Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the 'Celebrity Scientist'

Studio 360

April 30, 2015

Environment

Fukushima Leaks Up the Ante for Japanese Government

The World

September 03, 2013

Host Marco Werman speaks with Jeff Kingston of Temple University Japan about the status of the cleanup, what's at stake for the government, and the government's delicate relationship with TEPCO, the company that owns the plant.

Environment

China's big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk

The World

August 26, 2013

A recent study found high levels of multiple-antibiotic-resistant bacteria on Chinese pig farms. It's setting off new alarm bells about the heavy use of antibiotics in livestock. There's a high likelihood the bacteria could jump from pigs to humans.

Environment

As Conservation Plan Fails, Ecuador OK's Amazon Oil Drilling Plan

The World

August 16, 2013

Ecuador has pulled the plug on a groundbreaking plan to have outside donors pay to protect an oil-rich swath of the Amazon. The plan failed to draw anywhere near the financial support the country had hoped.

Global Politics

Comedian Bassem Youssef Tests Freedom of Speech in the New Egypt

The World

April 01, 2013

The arrest of Egyptian satirist Bassem Yousef over the weekend made us ask how freedom of expression has evolved in the nations affected by the Arab Spring. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with middle east expert, Michael Wahid Hanna at the Century Foundation.

Global Politics

Tuna's Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

The World

January 22, 2013

The southern Pacific is home to someof the last healthy tuna populations, but they're coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets. Shannon Service reports from Palau on the tiny country's efforts to protect its tuna populations from overfishing.

Ethics

US drama over congressional ethics resonates in Latin America

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Write Your Name in Binary Code

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the 'Celebrity Scientist'

Fukushima Leaks Up the Ante for Japanese Government

China's big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk

As Conservation Plan Fails, Ecuador OK's Amazon Oil Drilling Plan

Comedian Bassem Youssef Tests Freedom of Speech in the New Egypt

Tuna's Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

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