How's this for adventure tourism: a close encounter with a 10-foot lizard with razor-sharp teeth and a venomous bite from a mouth swimming in noxious bacteria.
The Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?
For years, America sold millions of tons of used yogurt cups, juice containers, and other kinds of plastic trash to China to be recycled into new products. Now the U.S. is left holding the bag.
The speaker giveth, and the speaker taketh away. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has reclaimed office space her predecessor, Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gave to Vice President Pence.
As ISIS loses territory and captives are rescued, broken Yazidi families hold out hope that their loved ones could return. But the younger children may have forgotten their names or that they were ever Yazidi.
The number of U.S. teens and young adults who reported depression and stress has risen significantly over the past decade. This is around the same time social media began to dominate's lives.
First is unlike any other book written about Sandra Day O’Connor. Evan Thomas breaks new ground with extraordinary access to the former Supreme Court justice, her papers, journals — and even 20 years of her husband's diary.
Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food thousands of years ago led to changes in biting patterns; eventually people used sounds like "f" and "v" more frequently. |
Podcasts You May Have Missed |
Why do many of us hate — even fear — math? Why are we convinced we're bad at it? The TED Radio Hour explores the myths we tell ourselves and how changing our approach can unlock the beauty of math.
Did political prowess or just a lot of good fortune get Vladimir Putin to the top? In this episode of Throughline, we dive into the life of Putin and try to understand how he became Russia's new "tsar."
Envy has a purpose. It's a tool for social comparison, one that can alert us to imbalances in the social hierarchy. Hidden Brain explains how feelings of envy can prompt us to improve our lives. |
Vodka is, by definition, colorless, odorless and tasteless. But why do some vodkas cost much more than others? The answer begins with the story of Sidney Frank, the man who basically created modern liquor marketing. Like any good Planet Money Shorts episode, this one's got a few fake mustaches and one extremely scratchy suit. From Jägermeister to top-shelf vodka, witness the birth of a brave new vodka world.
- By Jill Hudson and Suzette Lohmeyer |
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