How Illegal Gold Mining Relates To The Spread Of Malaria
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a revelation this morning about how people spread disease. You've seen this happen - your co-worker gets sick and then you do. Well,...
View ArticleWhy Recycling Options Lead People To Waste More
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: So when you recycle paper or an empty bottle, do you get that warm little feeling because maybe you think, hey, I've done something right for...
View ArticleThe Triumphs And Perils Of 'Going Big'
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We tend to like stories of leaders who have big ideas and strong convictions, the kind of visionaries who stop at nothing in pursuing their...
View ArticleWhen Is It 'Terrorism'? How The Media Cover Attacks By Muslim Perpetrators
President Trump has often accused the news media of not covering terrorist attacks adequately. In a speech in February he said, "Radical Islamic terrorists are determined to strike our homeland as they...
View ArticleChild Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: So many studies have found that early childhood education makes a big difference in the lives of youngsters, we collectively consider it so...
View ArticlePain Before Pleasure Makes The Pleasure Even Better, Study Finds
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here's a question - have you ever done a really big workout at the gym, then gone home and gorged yourself on the first unhealthy thing you...
View ArticleExamining Links Between Academic Performance And Food Stamps
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SHANKAR VEDANTAM, HOST: This HIDDEN BRAIN. I'm Shankar Vedantam. For many years, tech companies have been really good at innovation and making money. What they've...
View ArticlePowerful Storms Make For Compelling Stories, But Can Cause Mental Health Stress
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SHANKAR VEDANTAM, HOST: This HIDDEN BRAIN. I'm Shankar Vedantam. For many years, tech companies have been really good at innovation and making money. What they've...
View ArticlePavlovian Conditioning And Marriage
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Have you ever had a bad day at school or work or an awful commute home and then taken out your bad mood on a colleague or even your spouse?...
View ArticleResearchers Explore The Effects Of Section 8 Grants In Houston
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development gives poor families a housing subsidy, and some people use that money to move to better...
View ArticleHow Birth Order Relates To Job Success
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Parents are not supposed to play favorites with their kids, but we have known for a long time that firstborns often have an advantage over...
View ArticleRadio Replay: Loving the Lie
Authenticity is a trait we all prize. We all want the real thing - whether that thing is a designer purse, or a loving relationship. But the two stories you'll hear today raise profound questions about...
View ArticleHow Labels Can Affect People's Personalities And Potential
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We begin this next item with the question, what is it that makes you you? A person's personality and potential can be tricky things to...
View ArticleNever Go To Vegas, And Other Unspoken Rules Of Being An A-Lister
All social classes have unspoken rules. From A-list celebrities to teachers, doctors, lawyers, and journalists — there are social norms that govern our decisions, whether we realize it or not....
View ArticleRadio Replay: Fresh Starts
In 2006, Derek Amato suffered a major concussion from diving into a shallow swimming pool. When he woke up in the hospital, he was different. He discovered he was really good a playing piano. Derek is...
View ArticleAlan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations
Fighting miscommunication might seem an ironic choice for an actor whose comedy career was built on all the funny consequences of people misunderstanding each other. But Alan Alda has made it his...
View ArticleWhen Did Marriage Become So Hard?
No one will deny that marriage is hard. In fact, there's evidence it's getting even harder. Eli Finkel, a social psychologist at Northwestern University, argues that's because our expectations of...
View ArticleRwandan Reconciliation Through Radio Soap Opera
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Rwandan genocide took place 24 years ago. As many as a million people died. Years later, Rwandan writers, led by a Dutch NGO, launched a...
View ArticleRap on Trial: How An Aspiring Musician's Words Led To Prison Time
Olutosin Oduwole was in his dorm room at Southern Illinois University when police knocked on his door one day in 2007. They were there to arrest him. "In my mind I'm thinking, 'Okay, maybe a warrant...
View ArticleThe Surprising Benefit Of Moving And Grooving With Your Kid
People who spend time with young children know firsthand the power of music. It's easy entertainment. And any teacher who works in early childhood will tell you that singing can yield amazing results....
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