Sep 18 Butterball's turkey helpline hiring its first male operators Photo by Flickr user Dru Bloomfield The Turkey Talk-Line, which has been a source of advice on how to best prepare the bird for 32 years, has never hired men. But starting this week, Butterball will begin… Continue reading
Sep 18 Empathy for military robots could affect outcomes on the battlefield Photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood That's the conclusion of Julie Carpenter, a Ph.D. in education at the University of Washington. Carpenter interviewed 23 explosive ordnance disposal personnel who regularly used robots on the job. Continue reading
Sep 18 What we're watching Wednesday By News Desk Good morning! Grab a cup of coffee and read some of the stories that PBS NewsHour expects to develop throughout the day. Bernanke set to taper QE Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce that the Fed… Continue reading
Sep 17 Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Arrested in Cairo; Here's What He Told Margaret Warner 9 Days Ago On Sept. 8, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad spoke with NewsHour Senior Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner, who was in Cairo covering that country's troubled and often violent political scene. "I'm a wanted man," he told her. The interview had… Continue reading
Sep 17 Reading a whale's life story from ear wax Photo by Flickr user Mike Baird. What age did a whale live to? What age did it hit puberty? Was it exposed to pollutants in the ocean? Many of those questions can now be answered… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor? How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor?… Continue watching
Sep 17 Straight out of science fiction, the "jetpack" inches closer to reality .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by The Wall… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities… Continue watching
Sep 17 Trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom wins top prize for classical musician Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images. English trumpet player Alison Balsom, 34, accepted one of classical music's top awards for a musician, Gramaphone's Artist of the Year Award. The first British woman to win the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Dive into China's maritime disputes Maritime claims of China and its neighbors. From Council on Foreign Relations interactive. Click on the photo to explore more. China has been involved in numerous territorial disputes with its neighbors concerning the South and… Continue reading