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Pat Sajak's last day: A look at what made the 'Wheel of Fortune' host so special
NPR· 14 hours agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: OK, everyone. I am thinking of a word. It's seven letters, three vowels. Could it be the word goodbye? Sorry. I had to do it because Pat Sajak... JUANA ...
A record shark migration, metalhead woodpeckers and how the brain understands 'not'
NPR· 5 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: It's time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber. Hey to both of you. EMILY ...
The Paris Olympics is already facing cybersecurity threats
NPR· 2 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July, bad actors are already seizing the opportunity to create chaos. NPR cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin has ...
TV series 'Couples Therapy' gives viewers a rare look into real life therapy sessions
NPR· 4 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: We often think of couples therapy as some last ditch effort that people make when they're pretty much ready to break up, right? Well, one documentary series ...
Crows can count vocally like toddlers, research shows
NPR· 2 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Math - regardless of how you feel about the subject, most of us have mastered the basics at an early age. For instance, toddlers know how to count. But, ...
They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw
NPR· 2 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Eighty years ago this week, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, during World War II. On the eve of the D-Day invasion, ...
An auto plant in Alabama is offering employees up to $250 per month for child care
NPR· 2 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Child care has long been viewed as a problem for parents to solve, but increasingly, employers are realizing that they can be part of the solution, especially ...
Ready for it? Taylor Swift fans mobilise for UK Eras Tour
BBC News· 3 days agoIt's T minus one day until Taylor Swift brings her worldwide Eras Tour to the UK. The star kicks off...
New COVID variant FLiRT may be more transmissible but unlikely to make us more sick
NPR· 4 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call FLiRT - that's with a lowercase I - is here to remind us that COVID ...
Review: MARIE CURIE, Charing Cross Theatre
Broadway World· 4 hours agoPremiered in South Korea some years ago, it follows young Marie SkÅ‚odowska as she moves to Paris to study at the Sorbonne before she goes on to make her...