May 24 Watch 6:19 The secret life of plants — and 'Lab Girl' author Hope Jahren By PBS News Hour When geobiologist Hope Jahren sat down to describe the results of her research, she found that she couldn’t relate her findings without discussing the people who made them possible, herself especially. That revelation led to her new book “Lab Girl,”… Continue watching
May 23 When cancer changed everything, writing poems was an act of healing By Mary Jo Brooks Gail Rudd Entrekin and her husband Charles turned to poetry to deal with the frustration, fear and anger they felt during Charles' battle with cancer. Continue reading
May 22 This designer creates jagged sculptures from software errors By Corinne Segal Software errors are front and center in "Constructs & Glitches," a new sculpture series by Christopher Stuart that draws several of its forms from technological mistakes. Continue reading
May 22 Why finding Nazi-looted art is 'a question of justice' By Phil Hirschkorn Holocaust survivors and their descendants have been embroiled for decades in complex legal battles for the art that once belonged to their families. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 6:00 NPR's "All Songs Considered" host Bob Boilen on the songs that change our lives By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Watch 8:39 Our long and winding road to understanding 'The Gene' By PBS News Hour The field of genetics has seen exponential growth in recent years, and today may be on the verge of further breakthroughs that will radically change the way we function as a species. But to understand genetics now, one must first… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 2:57 Pell tells his story through trial, some error — and lots of 'experimental soul' By PBS NewsHour How 'experimental soul' has become artist's guiding force… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 7:13 Step aside Seinfeld — meet Mark Twain, the stand-up comic By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 17 Watch 1:03 Divers find ancient Roman shipwreck — and its treasure — off Israel's coast By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 17 Empowering young girls of color with art that looks like them By Jackie Shafer, WOSU When she couldn't find paper dolls that looked like her, she made her own. Today, Katurah Ariel creates art to inspire and empower girls and women of color. Continue reading