The Ghanian Scholar Who Changed How the World Hears African Music
by Geoff Mapaya, The Conversation
What happens when an African drumbeat is studied with the tools built for a European symphony?
0:00 / 8:20 · Narrator Charon
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2026-10-11
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Viruses and Cancer
An accidental laboratory discovery proved that viruses can cause leukemia, revealing the exact biological link doctors now use to prevent tumors with a simple vaccine.
Opinion: 50 Years Ago, My Colleagues and I Pursued Basic Research Science That Became Revolutionary × Infections Are Causing Cancer, Finds New Research
0:00 / 16:18 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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Epidurals Are Miraculous
by Phoebe Arslanagić-Little
If medicine can make childbirth painless, why do so many women still give birth in agony?
0:00 / 11:12 · Narrator Sulafat
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Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and Their Forgotten Creative Collaboration
by Jason Miller, Assistant Lecturer, North Carolina State University
How much of Nina Simone's stage persona was actually shaped by a poet?
0:00 / 9:18 · Narrator Algieba
Did I Ruin My Child’s Imagination by Being Such an Involved Parent?
by Chris Thompson
How much boredom does a child actually need before they learn to play alone?
0:00 / 15:34 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Zoos Are Doubling Down on Very Unnatural Habitats
by Katherine J. Wu
Could a machine give a captive animal the unpredictability of the wild?
0:00 / 10:16 · Narrator Gacrux