In Shishmaref, Alaska – a 600-person village 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle – residents are feeling the effects of climate change: earlier sea ice melts and increasing storm surges. Tom Bearden reports on how the residents are coping.
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Students Build Biological Machines
Scientists in the growing field of synthetic biology use basic biological “building blocks” – snippets of DNA – to engineer useful living organisms, like bacteria that can break down plastic. Tom Bearden reports on a do-it-yourself biology competition for college students.
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Young Engineers Envision Cities of the Future
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on a competition of young engineers designing ecofriendly urban centers of the future.
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In Iraq and Afghanistan, Military Relies on Robots
The military has deployed thousands of robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the machines search for IEDs and conduct aerial surveillance. NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the future of military robots.
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Behavioral Economist on Money, Morality and Rationality
In the latest in economics correspondent Paul Solman’s ‘Making Sense’ series, behavioral economist Dan Ariely mulls decision-making mechanisms in finance and they ways in which many people rationalize their unethical actions.
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Chinua Achebe: “Things Fall Apart”
Jeffrey Brown interviews Chinua Achebe on the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Things Fall Apart.”
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Deep Sea Chemicals
Scientists are studying coral reefs for the next medical breakthrough. It is hoped that they will provide raw materials for life-saving drugs.
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Scientists, Students Study Space Storms
High school students and teachers in Alaska are helping NASA scientists collect data for a mission that aims to learn more about the space weather that causes the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights.
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Christopher Curtis: “Bud, Not Buddy”
Christopher Curtis pulled off a literary two-fer 2000, winning both the prestigious John Newbury Award for children’s books, and the Coretta Scott King award for excellence by an African American in writing for children. The novel that has earned him such acclaim is “Bud, not Buddy.” Set in the segregated Depression-era Midwest, the book introduces us to a ten-year-old orphan.
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The Play’s the Thing
Paul Solman reports on an annual Shakespeare festival performed by Denver public.