Sep 25 How much privacy is left in an age of surveillance? We are all being watched in ways we never imagined, including vehicle tracking, facial recognition technology and data mining. What does all this digital surveillance mean for the right to privacy? And as a backlash over this monitoring grows, what…
Sep 18 The science of grief and how it can impact physical health If we are lucky enough to live full lives and form meaningful relationships, chances are, we will also experience loss, and with it, grief. As common as grief is, it’s also mysterious. Horizons guest moderator Ali Rogin explores the science…
Arts Sep 18 'The Last Free Women' follows 4 Afghans rebuilding their lives after escaping the Taliban When the Taliban swept back into Kabul in 2021, millions of Afghans suddenly faced an uncertain and dangerous future. Among them were two young sisters whose ambitions to study medicine and law were threatened. Their escape and the lives they…
Science Sep 14 EPA repeals limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants The EPA announced it is repealing rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants. The move eliminates requirements that would have forced some power plants to sharply reduce their emissions, including through technologies such as carbon capture…
Sep 11 The lasting health toll of 9/11 on rescue workers and survivors It’s now believed that more people have died because of the toxic exposures they got from the 9/11 sites than were killed by the terrorists on that day. Survivors, first responders and volunteers have faced everything from cancer to respiratory…
World Sep 10 Pentagon 9/11 survivor Kevin Shaeffer reflects on his escape: 'I had to fight' On 9/11, retired Navy Lt. Kevin Shaeffer was one of the few people in the Pentagon's Navy Command Center to survive the attack. Geoff Bennett spoke with Shaeffer about what he experienced on that day and the 25 years since.
Sep 04 Technology is reshaping education. But is it helping students learn? Putting technology into schools was sold as a revolution that would help kids learn. But as tech companies exert greater influence, many are now wondering if screen time is doing more harm than good. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores how…
Nation Aug 31 Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 2 dead, others missing Search and rescue teams have recovered two bodies following this weekend's flash floods in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service says more than a dozen other people remain missing. Lodges and hotels are closed inside the park and more…
Aug 28 Why America faces a primary care shortage – and why it matters There’s a critical need for primary care physicians across America, but a shortage of doctors and rising insurance costs are forcing people to forgo preventive care altogether. Americans die of preventable, treatable diseases at far higher rates than people who…
Health Aug 28 Groundbreaking treatments and vaccines offer hope in fight against cancer There have been several promising developments lately in cancer research and treatment, including a new drug approved by the FDA this week for advanced pancreatic cancer. William Brangham reports.