NPR : Subzero Biker Checks In

NPR : Subzero Biker Checks In

A brilliant plan for a school

NPR : Experimental School Gets Rid of Classes, Teachers

The Search for Perfect Pitch

People with absolute pitch can instantly identify any musical note. The California researchers have been identifying people with this skill in order to understand its genetic basis.

NPR : New Jersey Teen Says He Hacked iPhone

NPR : New Jersey Teen Says He Hacked iPhone

A 17 year old kid from New Jersey with a wonderful gift. He is a modern day Edison who doesn't believe he should be profiting off of the work he has done as part of a group effort.

NPR : Confounding Conventional Wisdom on Math Classes

This is almost exactly what I've been saying...

NPR : Singer Recalls the First Time She Heard the Beatles

Aimee Mann discusses Sgt. Pepper's... and answers some questions about the upcoming concert that will be a tribute to the historic album.

NPR : Firms Hire Consultants to Handle Needy Workers

Generation Y is getting the support the "need" from their employers.

NPR : Musicians Collaborate from Afar on the Web

How to make music with stranfers

NPR : Humorist Sends Dispatches from "Up" South

Here is an issue I will be confronting in one way or another this year, this summer.

NPR : Schools Reconsider Laptops as Educational Tools

NPR : Schools Reconsider Laptops as Educational Tools

A look at mandating technology in schools

NPR : Being Content with Myself

NPR : Being Content with Myself

An issue my students may have.

NPR : Behind Closed Doors: Bringing Peace into the Home

NPR : Behind Closed Doors: Bringing Peace into the Home

If you have a family then you should hear this. (psst... that means you.)

NPR : Astronomers Report Largest Star Explosion Yet

NPR : Astronomers Report Largest Star Explosion Yet

Holy Cow! What a 'splosion!

NPR : A Critical Look at the Nation's Infrastructure

NPR : A Critical Look at the Nation's Infrastructure

The title speaks for itself. I will say that I liked it because of it's focus on the electrical power grid.

NPR : Program Aims to Help Troops with Young Children

NPR : Program Aims to Help Troops with Young Children

This program assists young parents who must raise the child alone when their father or mother is serving in Iraq.

NPR : New York City Teen Turns CEO

NPR : New York City Teen Turns CEO

Dustin Satloff, the 13-year-old CEO of SatBats, a baseball-bat company that makes its sticks out of bamboo. It's one of two businesses that Satloff runs out of his parents' home in New York City. Satloff speaks with Scott Simon about his business activities.

NPR : Climate Connections

NPR takes on every aspect of our changing climate. It offers audio, slideshows, and interviews. The series is less than an month old and it already has 22 stories highlighting the many issues that affect our climate. This seems to be the only issue NPR talks about these days.

NPR : Climate Connections

NPR : Episode 1: It's All About Carbon

Yeah for education.

NPR : Episode 1: It's All About Carbon

NPR : How Will Climate Change Affect the World's Parks?

NPR : How Will Climate Change Affect the World's Parks?

Thanks to NPR for focusing on the issues that we need to better understand. Science Friday is the greatest.

NPR : Jimmy Wales on the User-Generated Generation

NPR : Jimmy Wales on the User-Generated Generation

Wikipedia founder gets his day on the center stage.

NPR : Sen. Sessions: 'Sad Day' for Gonzales and Agency

NPR : Sen. Sessions: 'Sad Day' for Gonzales and Agency

The soap-opera continues...listen as the tragic drama unfolds.

Rallies Encourage U.S. to Cut Carbon Emissions

NPR : Rallies Encourage U.S. to Cut Carbon Emissions

The author in the second half of this interview brings up some interesting facts about energy use and fossil fuels that he derived using high school physics equations.

NPR : Drug Czar Blasted for Lack of Leadership

NPR : Drug Czar Blasted for Lack of Leadership

The whole series for this is titled, "The Forgotten War on Drugs".

Where the Ganges Meets the Sea, a Journey Ends

NPR : Where the Ganges Meets the Sea, a Journey Ends

This is the last of a five part series. I posted the last one b/c all the previous stories are listed on this page. Every single one of these included an interesting look at a future world super power.

NPR : Massive Particle Accelerator Revving Up

NPR : Massive Particle Accelerator Revving Up

Part one of a two part series.

NPR : Einstein: Relatively Speaking, a Complicated Life

NPR : Einstein: Relatively Speaking, a Complicated Life

Sounds like a great book, even though the author sounds rather dweeby. The interview wasn't spectacular as Terri was out, but the content really made up for it.