John Hockenberry at TED2012: A Life with Intent
The Takeaway host John Hockenberry spoke Friday at TED2012 in Long Beach, California.Design has always been a part of Hockenberry's life. His father, who was a designer for IBM and Kodak, taught him...
View ArticleMohamed Nasheed and Jon Shenk on the State of the Maldives
Few places have come to symbolize climate change as much as the island nation of the Maldives. The nation's 1,200 small islands in the Indian Ocean sit, on average, about five feet above sea level....
View ArticleJohn Hockenberry Needs Your Advice
After a conversation with filmmaker Lena Dunham about her new HBO show "Girls", John Hockenberry asks for some advice: should he tell his 13-year-old daughters about "Girls"?
View ArticleScientists Identify Most Relaxing Song Ever Produced
MARCONI UNION - WEIGHTLESS by Just Music labelHere are the top 10 most relaxing tunes: 1. Marconi Union - Weightless 2. Airstream - Electra 3. DJ Shah - Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) 4. Enya - Watermark...
View ArticleWhy are Young Americans Driving Less?
The open road: it’s part of the American dream. Or, at least, it used to be. While in the past, teenagers scrambled to the DMV on their 16th birthdays, eager to pass their driving exams, today, they’re...
View ArticleFixing TSA's Broken Airport Security System
In a recent essay for The Wall Street Journal, former Transportation Security Administration administrator Kip Hawley said the current airport security system in broken, and he offers suggestions to...
View ArticleA Listener Responds: Technology Helped Me Get Over My Stutter
After we aired the segment "Lonely in a Digital Age" on Wednesday, we got lots of responses from listeners. Many agreed with our guest, Sherry Turkle, who argued that our digital-saturated society has...
View ArticleListeners Respond: Advice for College Graduates
We had a great response to today's conversation about this year's crop of college graduates. Check out this collection of responses from viewers, who called, texted, and posted advice for those facing...
View ArticleAnd You Call Yourself an American?
What is essential knowledge for an American citizen? For the government, that's not a philosophical question, it's a pragmatic list of essential civic knowledge, codified in the citizenship test. Think...
View ArticleTwitter Responds: What Sounds Are Going Extinct?
Today we asked our twitter followers: What sounds from your childhood are going extinct? Rotary phones? Dial-up connections? Tetris?[View the story "Twitter Responds: What Sounds Are Going Extinct?" on...
View ArticleMister Rogers Gets the Autotune Treatment
It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood: PBS Digital Studios has commissioned Symphony of Science's mashup artist John Boswell to remix our favorite neighbor from the 70s, 80s and 90s, and the video...
View ArticleJohn Hockenberry: Doing the Math on the Value of College
Two kids starting high school. In New York City Public schools, that is an exciting moment and something of a relief. It concludes what can be a harrowing admissions process. My wife and I are...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Video Released by ABC News
George Zimmerman's defense team has posted a video where he re-enacts the fatal shooting. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the February 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin, although...
View ArticleListeners Respond: What books have shaped you as an American?
Today on the show we asked our listeners: "What books have shaped you as an American?" We got some great responses.Ralph Ellison, The Invisible Man. I no longer had to try to figure out as a 16 year...
View ArticleListeners Respond: Your Olympic Event Playlist
We asked you: What should the Olympic theme song be for your favorite event? Check out the full playlist of your responses below.
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