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'Binary Star' Is A Hard, Harrowing Look Into Inner Space

Sarah Gerard's new novel follows a young woman suffering from an eating disorder, and her alcoholic boyfriend. Reviewer Jason Heller says the book balances real-world issues and emotional punch.

Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies

Airs Saturdays, April 4 - 18, 2015 at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV

More Details Surface On Missing IRS Hard Drive

A more detailed account about what happened to Lois Lerner's computer is now available. But critics say there are still lots of unanswered questions.

Langston Hughes was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee in March 1953. "We find no evidence that he was ever a Communist, which was the accusation that haunted him through the '40s and '50s," Rampersad says.

Tumultuous Relationships, But Not Much Gossip, In Langston Hughes' Letters

Poet Langston Hughes was also an "inveterate letter writer," says the co-editor of a new compilation of his correspondence. But if you're hoping to find profound love letters, you'll be disappointed.

Maria Morales is pictured at a trolley station in Encanto on June 9, 2015.

Using 'Darkness' To Shed Light On Racial Profiling Claims

San Diego State researchers are using a "Veil of Darkness" to examine claims of police racial profiling.

Georgia, Florida Plan First Executions Since Botched One In Oklahoma

Missouri also had a planned execution on Tuesday, but a federal judge delayed it based on new evidence.

AnthroTronix Founder and CEO Corinna Lathan, at the company's offices in Silver Spring, Md.

Envisioning The Future With Inventor Cori Lathan

This enterprising technologist is designing for a future where computers are intuitive and anticipate our every need. We're not there yet, but she has started a company that aims to imagine, build and test tomorrow's gadgets today.

A health worker with Doctors Without Borders carries a child suspected of having Ebola at the treatment center in Paynesville, Liberia, last October. Ebola is especially deadly for young children and babies. About 4 in 5 infected died.

The Grandpa Who Saved His Granddaughter From Ebola

Ebola is especially deadly for children and babies. About 80 percent of those infected have died. But one man knew instinctively that love and affection could make a difference.

Black Slugs And 'Black Holes,' An Artful Portrait Of Depression

Jasmine Warga's debut young adult novel My Heart and Other Black Holes follows two teens who make a suicide pact, in a carefully layered character study that sometimes stumbles on the details.

With mesh backpacks slung over their shoulders, inmates walk to school at San Quentin State Prison. Inmates have the chance to earn an associate of arts degree here through the Prison University Project.

Why Aren't There More Higher Ed Programs Behind Bars?

San Quentin prison's university gets high marks. But few prisons in the nation are following the California model.

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