An Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
June 4, 2012How can an athlete perform incredible feats of endurance, setting records all over the world eating only a plant-based diet?
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The Scientific Drive
June 4, 2012What motivates researchers and scientists in their never-ending quest for knowledge?
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Raising Kids in the Digital Age
May 31, 2012How much are your kids sharing online?
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Discovering the Object of the Game
May 31, 2012Why do we play and how did we as humans settle on a spherical object as the center of many of our games?
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Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places
May 30, 2012Can a landscape tainted by pollution and environmental destruction be beautiful in its own way?
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Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society
May 30, 2012Why are the attractions of living in a modern, urban, and affluent society losing their luster for some?
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God of Carnage
May 29, 2012Hour 2: How does an actor prepare for a rigorous and intense stage performance day after day? We’ll find out this hour with cast members Hassan El-Amin, Sally Nystuen-Vahle, Christie Vela, and Chris Hury from the current Dallas Theater Center production of “God of Carnage.” http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/153938154/KERA_153938154.mp3[Download MP3]
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Doing Better
May 29, 2012What will it take to restore true bipartisanship and leadership in our nation’s government and where can we look in our country’s history for inspiration?
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Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder
May 28, 2012What would our lives be like if we spent as much time with nature as we currently do with technology?
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Wonders of the Universe
May 28, 2012What’s really out there and where can we find the answers to the most perplexing questions about ourselves and the space-time continuum we inhabit?
