Ahmad Damen
Stories
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Why do we get goosebumps? A podcast tries to answer science's surprising questions
Hakeem Oluseyi, host of NOVA and GBH's podcast Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest and strangest questions.
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The Saudi crown prince's U.S. trip is drawing scrutiny from 9/11 families
Brett Eagleson, whose father died on 9/11, discusses how families of the victims reacted to the Saudi crown prince's visit to the United States.
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The man who tried to make Texas a country again
In the 1990s, an armed group pushed for Texas to break from the unio. Zoe Kurland from Marfa Public Radio covers the story in 'A Whole Other Country.'
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What the push for affordability reveals about wealth inequality
Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns that unchecked inequality is pushing America toward economic and political peril.
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As the shutdown drags on, Senator Klobuchar urges action
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota says Democrats are united on affordability and calls on the president to help end the shutdown.
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The next battle for Austin's music scene is against the algorithms
KUT's Miles Bloxson and Elizabeth McQueen explore how Austin musicians are adapting to AI and the changing music industry.
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Why is President Trump calling suspected smugglers 'unlawful combatants'?
Scott Anderson, a former U.S. diplomat and Brookings Institution fellow, breaks down how a term from the George W. Bush administration is influencing U.S. actions at sea.
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Can the Global South trust Starlink?
Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains what is at stake.
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International Committee of the Red Cross president on transporting remains and delivering aid in Gaza
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses how the ICRC operates amid renewed violence in Gaza and works to uphold humanitarian principles during the fragile ceasefire.
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Floppy disks get a second life at Cambridge University Library
A new program at the University of Cambridge library in the UK is asking people to bring in their floppy disks so that any digital artifacts on them can be extracted. Among rediscovered files are documents once belonging to Stephen Hawking, says technical analyst Leontien Talboom.