Election 2008 How Healthy Are The Candidates? September 30, 2008 • Are the candidates healthy enough to serve in the job they're gunning for? John McCain allowed reporters to look at — but not photocopy — more than a thousand pages of health records last May. Barack Obama provided a one-page summary from his doctor. How Healthy Are The Candidates? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95222979/95222932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Globalization Complicates New Food Labels September 30, 2008 • Shoppers will soon see more food labels with the country of origin. A new law goes into effect Tuesday aimed at giving U.S. consumers more information about where their meat and produce come from. But globalization has made things more complicated. A hog may have been born in Canada but raised and slaughtered in the U.S. Globalization Complicates New Food Labels Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95204031/95203995" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Our Digital Lives, Monitored By A Hidden 'Numerati' Fresh Air September 29, 2008 • Many people generate an immense amounts of digital data during a single day — often without a second thought. But Stephen Baker, a senior writer at BusinessWeek, warns that the information generated is being monitored by a group of entrepreneurial mathematicians. Our Digital Lives, Monitored By A Hidden 'Numerati' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95166854/95170098" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Magnet Meltdown At The Large Hadron Collider September 26, 2008 • Magnets cooled to extremely low temperatures are an essential element of the massive particle accelerator. Some of these magnets may have overheated last week, causing the Collider to fail its preliminary tests — possibly delaying the project by a year. Magnet Meltdown At The Large Hadron Collider Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95085982/95085976" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Play Addresses Birth Control And Other 'Taboos' September 26, 2008 • Famous for his work on the first oral contraceptive in 1951, chemist Carl Djerassi has published a number of novels and plays over the last 20 years. His latest play, Taboos, grapples with the questions of sex divorced from reproduction. Play Addresses Birth Control And Other 'Taboos' Listen · 17:48 17:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95085995/95085981" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Energy And The Economy: An Overview September 26, 2008 • Between environmental concerns and rising gasoline prices, energy use has never seemed more entwined with the economy. Guests discuss how oil prices are tied to economic growth, and give a roundup of the latest energy news. Energy And The Economy: An Overview Listen · 29:31 29:31 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95085986/95085977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business New Solar Business Trades On 'Open Sky' September 26, 2008 • A new hardware store devoted exclusively to solar energy systems is about to open in Swarthmore, Pa. Open Sky Energy will sell solar hardware to consumers and businesses and will also design and install the equipment. Are green energy stores a growing trend? New Solar Business Trades On 'Open Sky' Listen · 10:17 10:17 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95085989/95085978" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Space Solar Winds, Crucial To Life On Earth, Decreasing September 26, 2008 • Solar winds — invisible gas plasma emitted by the Sun — protect the solar system from cosmic rays that are hostile to terrestrial life. But new data from the Ulysses NASA probe indicate solar wind output is lower than has ever been previously documented. Solar Winds, Crucial To Life On Earth, Decreasing Listen · 17:50 17:50 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95086000/95112619" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A New Contender For Earth's Oldest Rock September 25, 2008 • It's hard to find rocks from the earliest days of the planet because the Earth's surface is constantly changing. But exposed bedrock on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in Quebec may be 4.3 billion years old. A New Contender For Earth's Oldest Rock Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95053368/95062266" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Greenest' Museum To Open In San Francisco September 25, 2008 • A building heralded as the greenest museum in the world opens Saturday in San Francisco. Italian architect Renzo Piano tucked the building into the hills of Golden Gate Park — in both form and function, the museum fits into the natural world surrounding it. 'Greenest' Museum To Open In San Francisco Listen · 4:56 4:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95005398/95062804" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Chinese Milk Worker: Complaints Ignored For Years September 25, 2008 • Milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine has sickened more than 50,000 children in China in recent weeks. But the practice of adulterating milk seems to have started far earlier than is being reported — and one whistle-blower has been trying to expose the dirty secrets of China's milk industry. Chinese Milk Worker: Complaints Ignored For Years Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95026204/95026138" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Polluters Required To Pay For Greenhouse Gases September 24, 2008 • Big power companies in Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut will be required to buy allowances for every ton of gas their plant emits. The auction of greenhouse gas allowances is part of a plan to start reducing carbon emissions. Four other states--New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Delaware, will participate in later auctions. Polluters Required To Pay For Greenhouse Gases Listen · 3:54 3:54 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94994389/95007292" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Krulwich Wonders... What Goes Into Naming A New Species? A Lot September 23, 2008 • When someone finds an animal, vegetable or mineral new to science, the discoverer gets the privilege of giving it a name. Most of the time, it's done soberly, responsibly and carefully -- but not always. What Goes Into Naming A New Species? A Lot Listen · 6:00 6:00 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94886658/94953486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Writer Explains Particle Acceleration — In A Rap September 20, 2008 • Kate McAlpine — or "Alpinekat" as she is known on the scientific rap scene — wrote and recorded a rap about the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. Her music video has received more than 3 million views on YouTube. Writer Explains Particle Acceleration — In A Rap Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94810122/94856537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Space Technical Troubles Stall Particle Collider's Progress September 19, 2008 • The official startup of the Large Hadron Collider was hailed by physicists around the world Sept. 10. But since then, the lab behind the world's most powerful particle accelerator has been grappling with technical troubles that have delayed efforts to get the collider fully up and running.