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NPR Ed's 50 Great Teachers: Socrates
So who was Socrates anyway? We ask students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/10/30/359361352/so-who-was-socrates-anyway-lets-ask-some-kids
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Dunk-A-Chicken (The Village Way)
Wilbur Sargunaraj sings about life in his father's home village in southern India. Produced by Wilbur Sargunaraj for NPR and John W. Poole/NPR. Download the song: https://wilburworldwide.bandcamp.com/track/the-village-way-dunk-a-chicken
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The Village Way: Food
Wilbur Sargunaraj describes the food in his family's ancestral village in India.
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In The Village, Wilbur Goes To Work
Wilbur Sargunaraj introduces us to a barber, bullocks cart driver, farmers and a woman who balances a jug on her head.
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In The Village, Wilbur Goes Home
Wilbur Sargunaraj visits a small house with a thatched roof, a medium-sized house and a “gigantic mansion” in his father’s village.
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In El Salvador, A Miscarriage Leads To Jail
When she was 17, Christina Quintanilla miscarried her seven-month-old fetus. After an anonymous hospital worker accused her of abortion, she faced up to 50 years in prison. The laws surrounding abortion in El Salvador are among the most...
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How Will You Die?
Depending on where you're born, cooking dinner, having sex and going to the bathroom are either three of life's many pleasures - or three of the riskiest things you can do.
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How We Decompress From Stress
From bubble baths to urban beekeeping, here's how people manage the tricky task of stress reduction.
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Spiders Tune Their Webs Like A Guitar | SKUNK BEAR
Full Story: http://www.npr.org/2014/06/10/319179807/spiders-tune-in-to-webs-music-to-size-up-meals-and-mates http://skunkbear.tumblr.com Pluck the silk of a spiderweb and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the...
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Who Owns The Air? The Fight Over Drones, As Seen From A Drone
There are entrepreneurs all over the country who would love to start incorporating drones in their businesses. But there's a battle in the courts right now standing in their way. This made us wonder: what do these regulations look like...
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A Milkshake Experiment
Can you control your metabolism with your mind? Alia Crum says that if we really want to lose weight, we'd eat foods labelled 'fatty' instead of 'diet.' A film by Bianca Giaever and story by NPR's Alix Spiegel.
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Total Eclipse of the Moon (Song)
Tonight, North America will have the chance to see a total lunar eclipse - a "blood moon." This morning, Skunk Bear's Adam Cole woke up with a song stuck in his head. For more info:...
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What Does 'High-Quality' Preschool Look Like? | NPR Ed
You might be surprised to learn that, of all 50 states, the one that spends the most money on public preschool is Oklahoma. And researchers at Georgetown University have concluded that Oklahoma's investment easily pays for itself over...
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We Look Amazing In These Gowns | NPR Ed
Former Clinton and Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett knocked it out of the park last year at Pitzer College's commencement. NPR asked the brilliant animator Steve Cutts to bring part of his address to life in pictures. You will probably...
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The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain | SKUNK BEAR
Read more here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/05/26/314621545/the-blind-woman-who-sees-rain-but-not-her-daughters-smile http://skunkbear.tumblr.com MRI images come from the Columbia University Medical Center and Cornell...
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Can You Open A Bottle Of Wine With A Shoe? Yes, But It Ain't Pretty
A YouTube video makes it look so easy: Nine swift strikes against a wall and voila! Your cabernet is ready for pouring. We weren't as successful. But we did figure out the physics behind the trick.
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NPR: The Science Of The "Flying V" Formation
Ever wondered why birds, flying in formation, seem to flap in synchrony?
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NPR: Great Moments In Science History! | SKUNK BEAR
The inception of gravity, evolution, relativity and ... NPR's brand spankin' new science tumblr: skunkbear.tumblr.com
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The Invisible Universe Of The Human Microbiome
The next time you look in a mirror, think about this: In many ways you're more microbe than human. There are 10 times more cells from microorganisms like bacteria and fungi in and on our bodies than there are human cells. But these tiny...
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Crowdsourcing Science: Fire In The Sky
Hundreds of videos captured the flight of a fiery meteor over the city of Chelyabinsk in central Russia last winter. Now scientists have used those videos to help calculate the force of the blast and to triangulate the meteor's path.
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What Makes Rituals Special? An NPR Google Hangout
What Makes Rituals Special? An NPR Google Hangout
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Like Father, Like Son: Creating Art In A Time Of Troubles
Bobbie Hanvey is a prolific photojournalist and radio interviewer from Northern Ireland. His son Steafán is a musician, currently on tour in America. In a video featuring their photos and music, father and son reflect on art, their...
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Dropping Science
The Science Genius program is bringing hip-hop into the classroom and challenging students at nine New York City public high schools to rap about science. Finalists from each school faced off at the Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. (Bring...
