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Join WNYC for a panel conversation with four of Brooklyn's best new emerging writers! (article)
The Takeaway explores America's new efforts to combat the Ebola virus, we take a look at the brains of puzzle junkies, and we look at why football matters in American culture. (episode)
In addition to military assistance, President Obama will send portable hospitals, doctors and healthcare experts to West Africa. But will this be enough to help contain the virus?
Today on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey answered questions about the president’s strategy for combating ISIS militants.
Many of the workers are teens who've left home to support their families—and the first job they're given is simply cleaning iPhone screens, over and over, with toxic chemicals.
A team of researchers tested the cognition skills of nationally ranked Scrabble players against crossword players. The results were a bit puzzling.
Actor and Scotland native James McAvoy talks about his feelings on Scottish independence, and shares his perspective on what it means for the future of his homeland.
The stakes are high for Scotland, whose voters will decide in two days whether or not to split from England—for good. Here’s what a separation would mean for both sides.
Why do we love football? And what is it that the game has to teach us? A new memoir from Mark Edmundson, University of Virginia professor of English, takes up those questions.