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  • There are a number of initiatives in the works to address PFAS in drinking water.
    PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Here's what you should know about them
    PFAS are all around us, so how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals? We speak to an expert who guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.
  • Chess.com alleges that 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann has cheated in more than 100 games.
    Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today
    Niemann, a grandmaster, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.
  • The outside of Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco last month. The upheaval at the influential social media company threatens to make political violence worse around the world, according to human rights activists.
    Twitter's chaos could make political violence worse outside of the U.S.
    Under the chaotic changes unleashed by Elon Musk, Twitter users in the U.S. are confronting problems that have long plagued the social network in other parts of the world.
  • Mirrors For Earth’s Energy Rebalancing
    Dr. Ye Tao seeks to explain the mechanistic links between structure and function, across length scales and systems. Educated as a nanotechnologist and instrumentation expert, he brings the benefits of a multidisciplinary background in engineering and science to problem solving. Tao is a former fellow of The Rowland Institute at Harvard University, and serves as the full-time Director of The MEER: ReflEction Framework. In 2020, Tao founded the MEER:ReflEction Framework after grasping the accelerating and ultimate consequences of the climate crisis on Earth’s delicate web of life. Their Fourfold Mission using glass mirrors: 1. Reflect solar radiation away from Earth to cool the biosphere 2. Redirect solar radiation to harness its potential for enhanced food production and carbon-neutral energy generation 3. Facilitate the biological and accelerate the chemical processes endemic to Earth’s oceans and atmosphere for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane 4. Establish an open education network for promoting panhuman solidarity and justice and supporting them through relentless innovation There will be time for a robust post-presentation conversation during which attendees may submit questions. Please join us for a thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Ye Tao about the work being done by his team at MEER:ReflEction. He will discuss how mirrors can save the world! Date | Thursday, October 14 at 5:30 p.m. Location | Virtual Register here for free! There will be time for a robust post-presentation conversation during which attendees may submit questions. For more information, please visit www.meerreflection.com.
  • Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here's why that matters
    In Iowa's competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That's part of a long-growing pattern.
  • Dozens of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt an anti-trans rally outside the Tennessee capitol building on October 21 with signs, sirens and shouting.
    Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics
    Activists are campaigning against clinics that offer care for transgender teenagers. Some families worry that will only fuel efforts to ban gender-affirming care in their state.
  • Used tires stacked at a Goodyear auto service location in South San Francisco, Calif., on July, 2020.
    Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace
    The U.S. agency that's supposed to protect workers' health has all but given up on setting limits on a dangerous chemical released in tire manufacturing. Meanwhile, workers are dying.
  • Ncuti Gatwa attends the Critics Choice Awards in March.
    'Doctor Who' has its first Black lead. Will the show contend with race?
    When the show cast The Doctor as a woman, it avoided exploring her gender. Now that Ncuti Gatwa is The Doctor, critic Eric Deggans writes, Doctor Who shouldn't avoid his Blackness.
  • Ngô Thanh Vân as Linh and Joey King as The Princess in the new Hulu film <em>The Princess</em>.
    What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
    Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Rutherford Falls season two, Magic Mike XXL, and more.
  • At its heart, the story of the Cuban sandwich is about immigration. This image shows Cuban sandwiches being made in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida in 1966.
    What's the origin of the Cuban sandwich? Researchers set out to settle the debate
    The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.
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