Literature has hosted many epic battles, but none so fierce and vengeful as Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." Finish the story with an audio recording of the second half, complete with mighty conflict and bested cobra.

Actions are stronger than words, according to Aesop. Pupils read "The Farmer and the Cranes" in which a farmer takes action against the trespassing cranes in his wheat field. They then create a picture book to depict the events from the...

Experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in an innovative, musical way. A list of audio links leads class members to spirituals from the novel, such as "Die in the Field," "The Wings in the Morning," and "Blow Ye the...

With 64 chapters and 368,017 words, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield can prove to be a challenge for young readers. Help them out with a resource that not only provides the complete text but an audio version as well.

"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" The classic play by Shakespeare goes digital through a version that contains audio and PDF versions of the text. Additionally, each act and scene displays the Flesch-Kincaid readability level...

When the wild calls, answer. Jack London's classic novel The Call of the Wild gets a digital upgrade with an e-text and audiobook version of the story. Each chapter of the online version is labeled with the Flesch-Kincaid level and...

An interview with Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. She discusses what we may be losing from our preoccupation with computing devices. Aired Feb. 25, 2011 [23:38]

Sports technology has been making huge advances in recent years. When Oscar Pistorius ran in the 2012 London Olympics, he ran on prosthetic legs. In this interview, Philippa Oldham from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers recommends...

On today's podcast, we examine how advances in technology do not guarantee that Americans are better informed.

On today's podcast, we examine how advances in technology do not guarantee that Americans are better informed. This episode originally aired in December 2011.

Today we explore the role of investment and capital in globalization and recognize the leading role of technology in globalization.

What can the way we interact with technology teach us about the way we interact with each other?

Made your summer vacation plans yet? We'll help pick out science, technology, and environment related destinations that you might want to add to your list.

A helicopter tail left behind after the raid on Osama Bin Laden's hide-out may offer some clues about stealth technology used in the mission.

Will the next big Olympics competition be a race for more technology?

How do filmmakers create the visions of technology that fill science fiction films?

An interview with Daniel Nocera at MIT about his research into creating artificial photosynthesis as a method of generating solar energy. One application would be to use it for a power generation system in developing countries. Aired...

Microsoft's new gaming interface tracks your body's movements, without handheld controllers.

Cellphones and the Internet have democratized free speech, but what if governments shut off service?

Despite a national push to electronic voting, why did it take days to tally the vote in some states?

Experts discuss the military and commercial applications of increasingly sophisticated drones. [33 mins. 1 sec.]

Harold Varmus, winner of a Nobel Prize in 1989 for his work in cancer research, discusses his involvement in politics under President Obama through his work on the Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. Aired Jan. 30, 2009 [35:38...

This program takes a look at the GeoEye-1 satellite being launched into space. This satellite would be used to provide very high resolution images for commercial sale, including to individuals. Advantages of this technology are...

Ira talks with Rush Holt, plasma physicist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, about how the troubled economic times may affect the outlook for science and technology in the US. [9:12]