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Friday, January 18, 2008
Book Chronicles Warsaw Zoo as Refuge in WWII
January 18, 2008 During World War II, Warsaw zoo director Jan Zabinski and his wife, Antonina, sheltered hundreds of Jews from Nazi forces on the grounds of the zoo and in their home. Diane Ackerman has documented the remarkable and unlikely story in her new book, The Zookeeper's Wife.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Complicated Politics of Myanmar Tigers
January 10, 2008 Renowned biologist Alan Rabinowitz worked with the military junta in Myanmar to create its largest tiger conservation area, prompting criticism. Rabinowitz discusses this experience, detailed in his book Life in the Valley of Death.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Action Hero Helps Draw Teens to Huckabee
January 7, 2008 Politicos may think Obama has the youth vote, but Huckabee has a secret weapon: action hero Chuck Norris, who is luring teenage fans to Mike Huckabee's campaign stops. Some of them can even vote.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Weenie Royale: Food and the Japanese Internment
December 20, 2007 After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in remote federal camps around the country. The upheaval of internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Krulwich Wonders...
Who Is Singing Me Lullabies?
December 15, 2007 One night, an elderly woman woke up to a female voice singing Irish ballads. The problem was the voice was in her head. Dr. Oliver Sacks was able to determine why she heard the voice. But the more interesting question was — whose voice was it?
Friday, November 02, 2007
Photo Captures Firefighters Ensnarled by Blaze
November 2, 2007 California's recent wildfires produced many spectacular images, but perhaps none as dramatic and memorable as a Los Angeles Times photo of 12 firefighters trapped in a circle of smoke and flames.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
A Grandfather's War Stories
October 9, 2007 Commentator Kenneth Harbaugh grew up hearing tales of war from his grandfather who served in World War II. When he was quite small, the stories seemed "fun, full of dark humor." It wasn't until he was older that his grandfather revealed the more realistic versions of his narratives.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
FDA to Weigh In on New Label for Cough Medicines
October 4, 2007 A petition before the Food and Drug Administration could change the way parents care for children with colds. Many pediatricians cite a lack of evidence that cough medicines are safe or effective for young people.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
A Quotable, Pithy Guide to Aphorists
October 2, 2007 James Geary has gathered examples of what he calls the oldest and shortest literary art form on the planet — the aphorism — into a compendium, Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. He shares the rules he uses to identify an aphorism.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Krulwich Wonders...
The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn
September 24, 2007 What would it take to design a yawn so powerful that it would make everyone who saw it yawn back? Would it have to be a big yawn? And a dog can make a person yawn, but what about the other way around? Robert Krulwich investigated these questions.
Mother, Son Share Experiences of War
September 24, 2007 In 2001, Lt. Katherine Flynn Nolan returned to Normandy for the first time since World War II and immediately began having flashbacks. The veteran nurse and her youngest son, who treated troops for combat stress in Afghanistan, recount their shared experiences, decades apart.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Concealed Weapon: Eels' Second Set of Teeth
September 6, 2007 California researchers have discovered that moray eels have a second set of jaws in the back of their throats with razor-sharp teeth that help them catch their prey. The findings are published in the latest issue of the science journal, Nature.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
One of the 'Little Rock Nine' Looks Back
September 4, 2007 A half-century ago, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus ordered troops from the Arkansas National Guard to Central High School because the Little Rock School Board had decided to allow nine black students to attend the previously all-white school. One of those students, Elizabeth Eckford, recalls that time.
