May 14 Watch 6:55 Do better-paid workers equal better business? By PBS News Hour Recently, insurance company Aetna voluntarily upped its minimum wage to $16 per hour, giving roughly 6,000 of its lowest-paid employees an average raise of 11 percent. Next year, the company also plans to offer lower-cost benefits to some workers. What’s… Continue watching
May 14 See the strange creatures NOAA found at the bottom of the sea By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Each year, the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer maps an area of the seafloor the size of West Virginia. When compared to the total Atlantic Ocean, which spans 41 million square miles, West Virginia’s not so large. But the… Continue reading
May 13 Watch 9:41 Is gender identity biologically hard-wired? By PBS News Hour At an early age, 8-year-old Skyler Kelly began to let his parents know that what he looked like on the outside, a girl, is not how he felt on the inside. The science of gender identity isn't fully understood, but… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 7:21 Why we’re teaching computers to help treat cancer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:13 Obama administration clears hurdles for drilling off Alaska coast By PBS News Hour The Obama administration has essentially given oil company Royal Dutch Shell the go-ahead to start drilling off the coast of Alaska. Environmental groups have long warned of the dangers of doing so, but estimates show there may be as much… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:03 How will the Illinois pension law rejection affect other states? By PBS News Hour On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court voted unanimously to strike down a law passed in December 2013 that was meant to rescue the state's pension system. For more on the implications of that decision Karen Pierog of Reuters joins Hari… Continue watching
May 10 Fast food kills gut bacteria that can keep you slim, book claims By Daniel Costa-Roberts Fast food may be unhealthy not only because of its processed ingredients and huge portions -- it can also kill off beneficial gut bacteria that help burn calories, according to new information from a prominent British researcher… Continue reading
May 09 Buffett: People living in poverty suffer from the ‘American Nightmare’ By Megan Thompson Billionaire Warren Buffett pledged years ago to donate almost all of his vast wealth to charity. One project that could benefit is the fight against concentrated poverty, which Buffett said has turned the American Dream for some into the American… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 8:14 Is Cape Town’s women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes? By PBS News Hour A Muslim academic recently opened a gay- and women-friendly mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, which was largely regarded as a response to the culture of exclusion and conservatism in the Muslim faith. And despite receiving death threats and fierce… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 5:50 Not Trending: Why trailer park residents face harsh evictions By PBS News Hour When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website OZY, joins Gwen Ifill to share a story about some vulnerable residents of… Continue watching