How Singers in a Choir Synchronize
Researchers in Sweden found the pulses of choir members rise and fall in synchronization, depending on the piece of music they're performing. During some pieces, choir members tend to deep breathe in...
View ArticleShopping Mall at Center of Culture War in Israel
One of the biggest conflicts in Israel doesn't involve the Palestinians. It's over a shopping mall in a Jerusalem suburb that's at the center of a culture war. Reporter Daniel Estrin explains why the...
View ArticleNigerian-American Author Tope Folarin Wins Caine Prize for ‘Miracle’
This year's Caine Prize for African Writing has been awarded to a Nigerian-American, Tope Folarin, for his short story, "Miracle". It's the first time the literary prize has been given to an African...
View ArticleConfinement Spa for New Mothers in China
In Chinese tradition, women who give birth are supposed to spend a month in confinement with their babies. It's a tradition that many Chinese women still observe.
View ArticleEach Summer Thousands of Chinese Students Head to Camp in the US
The two victims tragically killed in the Asiana airplane crash in San Francisco were teen students from China on their way to summer camp in the US. Thousands of Chinese students make the trek each...
View ArticleFish Win: Maine About-Face Lets Alewives Return to Canada Border River
For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Maine is letting alewives run free up the river that forms its border with New Brunswick. The return of the river herring is a victory for Canada and...
View ArticleToronto Slammed with Record-Setting Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding
Toronto was slammed with a record-setting thunderstorm this week. It unleashed flash floods that caused havoc in the Canadian city. Anchor Marco Werman gets the details from CBC reporter Laura Lynch in...
View ArticleEgypt at the Cross-Roads with ‘No Positive Outcomes’
Egyptian scholar Omar Ashour tells anchor Marco Werman that Egypt is entering a very dangerous phase in its history. Ashour is a lecturer in Middle East politics at the University of Exeter in Britain...
View ArticleReturning Calm to Egypt Day After Bloodshed
There is an eerie calm in Cairo Tuesday, the day after supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi were killed by military troops. Just how long will this calm hold? Host Marco Werman talks with...
View ArticlePRI’s The World: 07/09/2013 (Canada, Israel, Egypt)
Tuesday on The World: Egypt's army-installed interim president announced a timetable for a return to democracy in six months. Also, why thousands of Chinese students come to summer camps in the US each...
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