Down through the ages, a traditional form has evolved for this type of speech, which is: Some old fart, his best years behind him, who, over the course of his life, has made a series of dreadful mistakes (that would be me), gives heartfelt advice to...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Coincidences confound us. Miracles amaze us. And the chance that the same person could be hit by lightning three different times, well, that just defies explanation. Or does it? David Hand is an emeritus professor of mathematics...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, I, WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND) THE BEATLES: (Singing) Oh yeah, I tell you something I think you'll understand. When I say tha...
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Christopher Cruise. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about a World Health Organization report on spinal cord injuries. Then, we tell how American scientists have used stem cells to create...
RUBEN CASTANEDA: I had aspired to stop using crack when I came to Washington. I thought it would not be a very good idea to use crack while working for The Washington Post and covering the crime beat in the most murderous city, where the president ha...
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Today on the program, Google Glass was a big hit at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Google Glass is a tiny computer that sits in a...
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I'm June Simms. When people hear the word hospice, they usually link it to death and dying. But as Marsha James tells us, hospice is focused more about providing care, comfort and support to patie...
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Katherine Cole in Washington. Food waste is a problem around the world, especially in wealthy nations. Studies estimate that between 30 and 40 percent of the food in wealthy countries is th...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Efforts to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list across most of the lower 48 states hit a hurdle yesterday. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service panel said the scientific research is insufficient to make a decision. The...
What is going on in this baby's mind? If you'd asked people this 30 years ago, most people, including psychologists, would have said that this baby was irrational, illogical, egocentric -- that he couldn't take the perspective of another person or un...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: So people still smoke in spite of the many good reasons not to. It certainly is addictive, but the cigarette also has a certain allure. Think of a man leaning into to light a lady's cigarette, or the pack preferred in a tense momen...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last month, President Obama called income inequality and economic mobility, quote, the defining challenge of our time. Since, as we just heard, President Obama is sure to discuss income inequality this coming week, we wanted to t...
LYNN NEARY, HOST: If you have teenagers in your house, you may find this hard to believe, but texting - at least the kind you do through your cellphone provider - is on the decline. This news comes from the British consulting firm Deloitte, which rep...
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a lawyer for an Indian diplomat asked a court in the United States to dismiss immigration and employment charges against her. Devyani Khobragade served as Deputy Counsel General at Indias con...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hayley Kincain is 15 years old and on the run with her father, Andy. He's come home from the war in Iraq, honored for his service, and haunted by it. He drinks and does drugs, can't hold a job, is unreliable behind the wheel of his...
