September 19, 2018 Why Amazon Relies on a Temp Workforce Amazon boasts about creating over 130,000 new jobs in one year—but fails to mention that a large number of its employees are temporary workers who Amazon can underpay without liability.
September 18, 2018 "The Human Voice" from StoryCorps The great oral historian Studs Terkel was an inspiration to StoryCorps, and he was also an early participant in the project. In this animated short, he speaks out on what has been lost in modern life and where he sees hope for our future.
September 14, 2018 The New Hunt for Dark Matter In the over two-decades-long search for dark matter, scientists so far have come up short. In recent years though, construction of new experiments and upgrades to already existing detectors are giving new hope that we’re closer than ever to understanding dark matter.
September 13, 2013 Frames of Reference A 1960 film from the "Physical Science Study Committee" (PSCC) series on the laws of physics, inertia, and special relativity in different frames of reference.
September 11, 2018 Americans Have No Idea How Much Fuel Idling Uses How much fuel does engine idling use? Does idling waste fuel? How much fuel does it take to start a car? Do engine start-stop systems save gas? The truth about engine start stop systems.
September 10, 2018 Temperature Anomalies by Country 1880-2017 Deviations from the mean temperature in a given place — have gotten undeniably more common, more extreme and more likely to be hot over time.
September 4, 2018 “Coal Mining Isn’t Coming Back” A fifth-generation coal miner from Appalachia tells Trump his plan to loosen regulations on coal-fired plants not only is harmful to the environment, but also bad for the future of the region.
September 3, 2018 How Toyota Changed The Way We Make Things The Japanese Car Company is a corporate behemoth - but it's done much more than just give us Corollas or Land Cruisers. It's changed the way the world makes products. Here's how.
