All Things Considered Why Cancer Treatment Can Differ For Those Who Aren't Married New research shows that cancer patients who are single receive less aggressive treatment than those who are married. NPR's Michel Martin talks with researcher Joan DelFattore about her findings.
Weekend Edition Sunday How 2 New York Women Erased $1.5 Million In Medical Debt For Hundreds Of Strangers Judith Jones and Carolyn Kenyon discuss their fundraising efforts that resulted in $1.5 million medical bill debt forgiveness for New York strangers.
TED Radio Hour Kate Orff: How Can Oysters Revive New York City's Waterways? Oysters filter water, their shells form protective reefs and habitats, and regenerate into more oyster shells. Kate Orff uses oysters to revive depleted ecosystems — like those around New York City.
Morning Edition Outrage Intensifies Over Claims Of Gene-Edited Babies Concerns over a Chinese scientist's claim that he created the first gene-edited babies grow with more questions about whether it worked and the possible harm he may have inflicted on the twin girls.
Christmas Dinner Rocketed To International Space Station A cargo that included 5,600 pounds of supplies, science experiments and holiday dinner treats for the crew was launched on Wednesday.
All Things Considered Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Up Again. What Now, Climate? The fortuitous dip in emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, during the past three years is over, as economies turn up. The trend in the near future looks grim, say climate scientists.
Scent Research Could Help More Salmon Find Their Way Home Southern Oregon’s Elk River has a problem. Salmon produced in a fish hatchery there aren’t returning to spawn. One scientist believes she has a solution … leading the salmon by the nose.
Hidden Brain Spoiler Alert! The Psychology Of Surprise Endings Why do we always fall for surprise endings? It turns out that our capacity to be easily fooled in books and movies is made possible by a handful of predictable mental shortcuts. We talk this week with Vera Tobin, one of the world's first cognitive scientists to study plot twists. She says storytellers have been exploiting narrative twists and turns for millennia — and that studying these sleights of hand can give us a better understanding of the contours of the mind.
Weekend Edition Sunday Lulu's Log: Bennu Asteroid In Lulu's Log, we learn about Mike Puzio. When he was nine years old, he won a contest to name an asteroid. He chose Bennu. On Monday, a NASA spacecraft lands on Bennu for the first time.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Rejects Claims Of Sexual Misconduct Three women have accused the astrophysicist of inappropriate behavior. One says she quit her job on his TV show Cosmos because of it.
