Jamala Henderson

Portland Voters Keep Fluoride Out Of Drinking Water

Jamala Henderson — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:11 +0000

Voters in Portland, Oregon have decide not to add fluoride to their municipal drinking water. Seattle and most other large cities in the US added the chemical decades ago to prevent cavities in children.

GeekWire's John Cook: Seattle's Start-up Businesses Get A Boost

Jamala Henderson — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:56:51 +0000

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced a new start-up business initiative Thursday May 9 to support and boost technology business start-ups in Seattle. Technology reporter and GeekWire co-founder John Cook was part of the advisory group that aided the city’s process.

New Bill Aims To Restrict Access To Wash. State Juvenile Offense Records

Jamala Henderson — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:36:13 +0000

A new bill will be proposed this week in the Washington state Legislature that aims to limit access to the criminal records of juvenile offenders.

Turning Breast Cancer Tumors Into Tangible Art

Jamala Henderson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:00:04 +0000

The pink ribbon has been an incredibly successful piece of marketing for breast cancer research. But for new media artist and cancer survivor Leonor Caraballo, that pink ribbon is supremely annoying. She always hated the color pink, and Caraballo wanted to come up with a symbol that she didn't find infantilizing.

As an artist, Caraballo collaborates with her husband, Abou Farman, under the name caraballo-farman. And the couple came up with a new approach to representing breast cancer that's very different from pink ribbons. They started making bronze models of real tumors, created from MRI scans, that you can wear around your neck or put on your desk.

In his story, Object Breast Cancer, Independent Producer Eric Molinsky also discovered that this artwork is creating buzz among cancer researchers.

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Rocky And Bullwinkle And The Cuban Missile Crisis

Jamala Henderson — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:21:27 +0000

"The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" debuted on television screens in 1959. The cartoon featured an all-American squirrel and his pal the moose hotly pursued by Boris and Natasha — the Russian-accented spies with a knack for falling on their own grenades. "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" parodied the space race, the arms race between the US and the Soviets, and also took its share of digs at the American government and military. In an era when Yogi Bear was stealing pies off window sills — never before had an animated cartoon carried such political currency. And as Studio 360’s Julia Wetherell reports in Rocky and Bullwinkle and the Cuban Missile Crisis, it just might have predicted the fall of communism.

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The Surprising Path Of Inspiration That Resulted In Those GEICO Caveman Ads

Jamala Henderson — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:39:13 +0000

In 2003, Noel worked at an ad agency. Like everyone else at the agency, Noel wanted to work with high-profile, flashy clients like Apple. Then an insurance company hired the ad agency, and everyone, including Noel, hoped to avoid what looked like a boring job for a boring client. Of course, Noel got stuck working with the insurance company, trying to help them explain how simple it was to sign up for their insurance online. That insurance company was GEICO. And Noel’s work led to GEICO’s well-known caveman ads. In an interview titled "What Gave You That Idea?" with producer Starlee Kine, we're guided back through Noel's surprising, culturally rich path of inspiration.

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Idaho Voters Will Decide On Three Education Laws, Could Lead Major Reform

Jamala Henderson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:24:30 +0000

Idaho is considering whether to keep three education laws that overhaul everything from how teachers are paid to how kids learn in the classroom.

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LeiLani Nishime: Science Fiction Films That Reflect Human Cultural Struggles

Jamala Henderson — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:39:38 +0000

Science fiction movies introduce us to alternative worlds, and futures. University of Washington Assistant Communication Professor LeiLani Nishime, also thinks the stories that science fiction films tell reflect how humans struggle with our cultural differences. Nishime talked with KUOW's Jamala Henderson about three films she recommends watching: the 1979 film "Alien," the 1999 film "The Matrix" and the 2009 film "District 9."