Morning Edition for August 11, 2014 Hear the Morning Edition program for August 11, 2014

Morning EditionMorning Edition

One of the scariest parts of advanced macular degeneration can be losing the ability to read facial expressions. Maria Pavlova /iStockphoto hide caption

toggle caption
Maria Pavlova /iStockphoto

Shots - Health News

A Coping Plan Can Help Fend Off Depression From Vision Loss

About 25 percent of people with macular degeneration in both eyes develop clinical depression. But developing strategies for staying engaged in passions and people may cut that risk by more than half.

People gather in front of a giant figure of Optimus Prime displayed along the Hong Kong harbor for the world premiere of Transformers: Age of Extinction on June 19. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Kin Cheung/AP

Autobot$ Rule: Why Transformers 4 Is China's Box Office Champ

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/339485807/339485808" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Bebel Gilberto's new album, Tudo, comes out Aug. 19. Harper Smith/Harper Smith hide caption

toggle caption
Harper Smith/Harper Smith

Music News

First Listen: 'Tudo' By Bebel Gilberto

First Listen: 'Tudo' By Bebel Gilberto

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/339485814/339485815" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

One of the scariest parts of advanced macular degeneration can be losing the ability to read facial expressions. Maria Pavlova /iStockphoto hide caption

toggle caption
Maria Pavlova /iStockphoto

A Coping Plan Can Help Fend Off Depression From Vision Loss

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/338592866/339485898" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

A prosthetic eye is a work of art custom-crafted for an individual. Rebecca Davis/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Rebecca Davis/NPR

Where We Learn That Artificial Eyes Really Aren't Round At All

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/338329842/339485904" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Demonstrators in San Francisco have been protesting outside apartment buildings that have units rented through online brokers. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Critics Blame Airbnb For San Francisco's Housing Problems

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/338830807/339485910" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

The Construction Kids program in Brooklyn offers hands-on workshops throughout the year. Beth Fertig/WNYC hide caption

toggle caption
Beth Fertig/WNYC

Putting Power Tools In The Hands Of 5-Year-Olds

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/336865912/339485916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

The French have six weeks of vacation, free universities, top notch public transport and arguably the world's best health care system. Yet in poll after poll the French rank quite high in unhappiness. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Jacques Brinon/AP

What Makes A Nation Happy?

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/339414153/339485922" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

For chefs at the Marigold Kitchen in Philadelphia, as in most professional kitchens, it's all about order and organization. Dan Charnas/For NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Dan Charnas/For NPR

For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/338850091/339485928" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

Morning EditionMorning Edition