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Npr: Examining Chrysler's 1979 Rescue
Listen to or read the transcript of an interview with former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca about the government bailout of the Chrysler company in 1979.
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Npr: Veterans Recall Service at Nation's War Memorials
The National Mall in Washington, D.C. contains many monuments and memorials to American servicemen. From NPR, listen to an account of how we remember our wars and veterans and hear details about the specific memorials.
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Npr: The Boston Red Sox and Racism
Audio story profiles the Boston Red Sox, last major league team to integrate their roster. At the time of this story (2002) they were under new management and making an attempt to overcome "an undeniable legacy of racial intolerance."
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Npr: Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball
Audio story offers a discussion of a book on baseball legend Jackie Robinson and how he became "a ballplayer with the guts not to fight back."
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Npr: Present at the Creation: Cracker Jack
From National Public Radio's "Present at the Creation," series comes this account of the development of Cracker Jack, and the place the snack holds in American popular culture.
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How Long Are You Contagious With the Flu?
Just because you're feeling better doesn't mean you can't get other people sick. Turns out, you can spread the flu for longer than you might think. [2:58]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: What Does Sound Look Like?
You can actually see sound waves as they travel through the air thanks to a clever photographic trick. [2:31]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: What Makes Frozen Lakes Sing?
This winter solstice we take on a cold case: what's the physics behind the strange twanging of frozen lakes? Turns out it's the same physics that gave us the iconic Star Wars blaster sound. [3:03]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Stink of the Corpse Flower, Explained
This flower smells like rotting flesh - and it's managed to trick a large mammal into spreading its seeds around the globe. [3:41]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Why Do We Get Goose Bumps? Good Question
Find out how and why our skin acts so weird when we're cold, scared, or moved. It's positively hair-raising! [3:02]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Two Ways to Make a Dune
As communities rebuild their dune systems after Hurricane Sandy, scientists warn that man-made dunes just aren't as sturdy as natural ones. [3:00]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Lava Affair Field Trip!
Two guys in upstate New York make their own lava in a giant cauldron. They use it to demonstrate a volcanic eruption to students and visitors and to create art. [7:54]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Why Dogs Have Floppy Ears: An Animated Tale
This question vexed Darwin. Has domestication caused evolutionary changes in the ears of pets and livestock? The neural crest cell theory suggests one possible answer. [3:35]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Is Your Personality Fixed, or Can You Change Who You Are
The marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives Walter Mischel crazy. "That iconic story is upside-down wrong," Mischel says. "That your...
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Finding the Speed of Light With Peeps
There's a new use for those stale Easter marshmallows you have lying around - calculating a constant that governs the universe. [5:06]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Earth's Entire History (Visualized on a Football Field)
We use the yard lines to map out our planet's past (and humanity's tiny moment in it). [4:38]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Nature's Masters of Disguise
Fake snakes, mimicking moths and disguised flies: surviving in a bug-eat-bug world. [3:56]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Herbs and Empires: A Brief History of Malaria Drugs
What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. [2:35]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Self Driving Cars Need Lessons on Human Drivers
Self-driving cars are poised to become the future of road transportation. But if they are going to share the road with us, they have to learn how we drive. [4:10]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Pumpkin Facts
Learn some things about America's favorite decorative gourd. [3:27]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain
The story of a woman who lost her vision after a stroke. Her primary visual cortex was severely damaged. But then she began to see rain and other moving water. [3:34]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Popcorn Under a Microscope
Check out one of the world's most ancient snacks up close - and it looks like a bunch of bubbles. [1:46]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Catching Up With Flu
When sick people search the Web for remedies or tweet about their symptoms, they're sending an early warning signal about disease outbreaks. Now scientists and public health officials are listening in. [2:44]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Wanna Live Forever? Become a Noun
Joseph Guillotin, Henry Shrapnel and Jules Leotard became immortal -- by entering the English language. But when your entire life is reduced to a single definition, the results are sometimes upsetting. [3:16]