Independent Producers
Interpreting the Second Amendment
Recently, Colorado State University (or CSU) proposed changing its policy of allowing students to carry concealed handguns on campus. The change has aroused opposition as well as support. In this public radio story the lawyer for a...
Next Animation Studio
Antibiotics resistance costly and deadly
Improper use of antibiotics can create strains of drug-resistant pathogens. Fourty-five thousand cases of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis are found in the US each year. In one third of these cases, the patient dies. In Russia, at least...
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Voyagers’ readings yield new clues about the solar system’s structure
Voyager 2 registered a sharper difference in magnetic particles and plasma density than expected upon crossing the heliopause.
WYPR
Lord Baltimore and Maryland
More than 350 years ago, the colony of Maryland was founded in the United States by George Calvert and his son Cecil. It was the first and only colony established with religious freedom for Catholics, and was named for the wife of King...
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NASA mission to Mars: Hi-Seas team practices life on Mars on a Hawaii volcano
A group of researchers are living on a volcano in Hawaii to simulate life on Mars as part of a NASA-financed study, the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, also known as Hi-Seas.
Next Animation Studio
La Nina emerging, set to worsen extreme drought in the U.S.
Climate scientists say a La Nina cycle is emerging in the Pacific, and it’s going to make a very bad drought even worse.
Next Animation Studio
New airstrikes avenge drone strikes against US forces
The Pentagon bombed drone bases in the border region between Iraq and Syria on Sunday 27 June.
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U.S. holds large-scale trilateral naval exercise in the Indo-Pacific
The U.S. is conducting a large-scale exercise in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Zombie bee parasite spreads across US
A parasite that infects honeybees turning them into zombies is continuing its spread across the US. Beekeepers in Kent, Washington State have recently identified cases of infection by Apocephalus borealis, or scuttle fly, first reported...
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Iran blamed for deadly drone attack on oil tanker
The attack seems to be part of a shadow war between Iran and Israel, in which both sides use clandestine strikes against each other’s commercial and military ships.
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry
Dan sat down with Simon Reid-Henry to discuss the evolution of Western democracy across the world from the early 1970s to present day. They talk about the broad decline of the centrist post-war politics over the past decades and the rise...
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China says SpaceX satellites are trying to hit its space station
Beijing complained bitterly to the U.N. about having to avoid collisions twice, but its anti-satellite missile test did much worse to the ISS.
Independent Producers
Life in the Trenches During World War I
American soldiers who fought in the trenches of World War I were told they were going into a great adventure to fight for democracy. But new technology, from machine guns to poison gas, made this war more terrible than any previous war....
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Brand new B-21 bomber will only fly with the immortal B-52
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber is earmarked to replace the aging B-1 supersonic swing-wing bomber and the B-2 stealth bomber.
Brian McLogan
Algebra 2 - Why do imaginary numbers help us, root(9), root(-9)
In this video playlist I will explain where imaginary and complex numbers come from and how we can use them to help us solve problems. We will also explore the complex property of equality to solve for values of complex numbers. root(9)...
Independent Producers
Relics of Enslaved African People
A group of items wrapped in cloth and believed to have spiritual power is known as an African spirit bundle. Found in Annapolis, Maryland in 2008, the African spirit bundle gives us insight into who would have used it and why. It dates...
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Satellites show China is building many more nuke silos
Researchers identified a second apparent silo field in Xinjiang, adding to 120 silos that were previously identified in Gansu.
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NASA rolls out space launch system booster for testing
NASA rolled out the core stage of the Space Launch System “mega-rocket” from a New Orleans factory on Wednesday.
Financial Times
How government shutdown affects the US economy
The US government shutdown is already the longest in history, with lawmakers and president Donald Trump at an impasse over funding for a wall on the Mexican border. The FT outlines the economic impact of the shutdown.
Weatherthings
Saharan Dust
Every summer, millions of tons of dust from the Sahara desert move into the Atlantic and travel westward. Here, you'll see it on satellite.
Financial Times
Explainer: Why are emerging markets currencies falling?
Emerging markets currencies, especially the Argentine peso and Turkish lira, are falling as the dollar strengthens. This explainer looks at the reasons behind this and the links to US monetary policy.
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Romaine lettuce linked to E. Coli outbreak, says CDC
Health officials are warning U.S. consumers not to eat any romaine lettuce as it could be contaminated with a strain of E.Coli.
Independent Producers
Town Meetings and Government
The tradition of town meeting day has faded away in most states. This audio story describes a town meeting in Starksboro, Vermont, and a longstanding tradition of town meetings in New England beginning in the 1600s. While it can be...
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Report: space station is part of China’s plan to dominate space
The annual threat-assessment report of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence says China is working to dominate space and is targeting U.S. satellites.