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Betsy Levy Paluck is a psychology professor at Princeton University. She ran a year-long experiment in Rwanda to see whether radio soap operas could be used to reduce prejudice.

'Genius Grant' Winner Used A Soap Opera To Prove A Point About Prejudice

Betsy Levy Paluck is a newly minted MacArthur fellow. Her research in Rwanda looked at how people become more tolerant.

Rohingya children wait for food handouts at Thangkhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Thursday.

Boat Carrying Rohingya Refugees Capsizes Off Bangladesh

At least 12 people are dead and 30 others missing, many of them children. Meanwhile, the situation in refugee camps in Bangladesh grows dire.

America's Secret War

Airs Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar walk to a camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have streamed across the border following Myanmarese military retaliation for attacks by a Rohingya militant group.

Rohingya Refugees Pour Into Bangladesh, And Many Question A Militant Group's Actions

In August, a Rohingya militant group attacked Myanmar security forces, leading to retribution. Since then, hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh. Some believe the militants went too far.

Sam Friedman (Josh Gad) and Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) are young activist lawyers in the new film "Marshall."

San Diego International Film Festival Opens With Thurgood Marshall Film

Festival serves up multiple film tracts through Sunday

The Voyager Golden Record remained mostly unavailable and unheard, until a Kickstarter campaign finally brought the sounds to human ears.

The Voyager Golden Record Finally Finds An Earthly Audience

For 40 years, the record's interstellar message to extraterrestrials remained mostly unheard by human audiences — until a Kickstarter campaign brought a new vinyl box set to the public.

Sue Perkins releases a snake into the wild at a secret location in the wilds of Cambodia. The snake was destined for the illegal skin trade, until it was rescued by wildlife police.

MEKONG RIVER WITH SUE PERKINS

Airs Mondays, Oct. 2-23, 2017 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

A banner hangs in the courtyard of a University of Barcelona building that reads, "The future is ours," in Catalan. Students are "occupying" the building ahead of an independence vote.

For Catalonia's Separatists, Language Is The Key To Identity

Many separatists say their Catalan language is what makes them feel most different from the rest of Spain. The language was prohibited during years of dictatorship, but now it's ubiquitous in schools.

Copies of the 2010 Census forms are on display in Phoenix. The U.S. Census Bureau is no longer considering removing a question on sexual orientation from a marketing survey for the 2020 Census.

After Scuffle, Census To Add Sexual Orientation Question To Marketing Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau's advisory committee members raised concerns over a proposal to remove the question from a marketing survey for the 2020 Census.

Post art for the Blaxploitation film, "Three the Hard Way," which screens as part of the San Diego Central Library's One Book Film Series.

One Book Film Series Kicks Off Oct. 3 At Central Library

Films address themes of migration, resilience, and reconciliation

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