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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Astronaut's Guide to Life in Space
A 1980s-era video with commentary by astronauts of various missions. Playful in tone, it's a humorous "instructional video" on survival in space. [3:48]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Can Apes Really "Talk" to Humans?
What can we learn from the controversial history of ape language research? [7:42]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Cassini's Postcards From Saturn
Feast your eyes on icy volcanoes, ethane lakes, and ripples in Saturn's rings - all courtesy of a doomed space probe named Cassini. [5:00]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How Eclipses Changed History
Newton and Einstein had big ideas but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time. [6:09]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: A Sketchy History of Pencil Lead
A question from the 5th graders at Green Acres School in Lebanon, OR sent us on a quest to find the origin of pencil lead. [4:06]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Carbon Footprint of a Sandwich
What is the carbon footprint of a sandwich? Follow the path of a BLT from field to plate in this video and you will see a simple sandwich isn't so simple!
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How to Find the Summer Constellations (360 Degrees)
Learn how to navigate the night sky! This video will show you some tricks to find some of the more well-known constellations. [5:38]
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Npr: Iraq
This National Public Radio page is updated with the most recent NPR stories on Iraq with material from Morning Edition and All Things Considered in both audio and written transcript form.
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Npr: Beyond the War in Iraq the Humanitarian Crisis
With Operation Iraqi Freedom over, and Saddam Hussein ousted, many Iraqis are left without proper food, shelter, water, and healthcare. In order to change this, humanitarian assistance is necessary. This NPR site addresses the...
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Npr: In a Forest's Breath, Deciphering Climate Clues
Find out how climate change is affecting the forests in New England.
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Npr: Fresh Air: The Politics of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act
Listen to or read the transcript of the interview Terry Gross of NPR had with the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a book describing the background and...
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Npr: Fresh Air: James Farmer Jr., Freedom Ride Organizer
Read the background of James Farmer, Jr. and his actions during the Freedom Rides throughout the South in the summer of 1961. Listen to the complete interview he had with Terry Gross on National Public Radio's Fresh Air in 1985 that...
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Npr: The Partisans of Ali: A History of Islamic Conflict
This audio slideshow explains how Shia Islam originated, and how the faith's roots are honored through ritual and reflected in the modern world's events. Provides a brief look at the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict in Iraq. [5:02]
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Npr: 'Thinking Outside the Dikes' Video
How to solve the problem of flooding? This video speculates on innovative ideas and architectural designs to come up with unique 21st century ideas!
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Npr: Gaddi People of Dharamsala
Captioned snapshots with music representing the Gaddi people of Dharamsala in a puja ceremony. [0:59]
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Npr: Climate Connections: Global Warming: It's All About Carbon
NPR Science reporter, Robert Krulwich, produced a five-part series to explain the role of carbon in global warming. It's in a cartoon format, but is very informative and easy to understand.
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Npr: Bob Woodward, Investigative Reporting
Story of how Bob Woodward first heard about and began to cover the Watergate scandal and audio of the "Live Webcast with Bob Woodward." Includes a picture.
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Npr: Morning Edition: Anthrax Attacks, One Year Later
NPR reports on the specifics and the aftermath of the anthrax attacks of October 2001. [originally reported Oct. 21, 2002]
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Npr: Buddha's Wheel of Life
Professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University explains the wheel of life, which the Buddha used in his teachings to explain the human condition.
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Npr: On the Issues
NPR compares the candidates' key talking points in this year's race for the White House. Topics include the war in Iraq, the energy policy, homeland security, gay marriage, education, and jobs.
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Npr: Kid's Books With Lessons for Life
This site features children's literature with lessons for life as the common theme running through them.
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Npr: George Harrison
NPR assembled this collection of reports and reminiscences about George Harrison in 2001 on the occasion of his death. Includes audio recordings of several of his lesser-known but critically acclaimed songs with a link to a special...
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Npr: A 100th Birthday Card to Dr. Seuss
On the 100th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's birth, Morning Edition celebrated with a commentary and poem to commemorate the day. Links also to other NPR stories about Dr. Seuss.
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Npr: Book Club of the Air: Gore Vidal's 'Palimpsest'
This site has a RealAudio file of an NPR program discussing Gore Vidal's memoir "Palimpsest." RealPlayer is required to listen to the program, which includes some clips of Vidal speaking about his life and career. (September 3, 1998)