Donate

Lindsay Patterson

The World

Microbial Videogames

August 15, 2013Environment

Ingmar Riedel-Kruse runs a biophysics lab at Stanford University, but he spends about half his time tinkering with videogames. He’s not playing World of Warcraft. Riedel-Kruse creates his own videogames using living microbes.

The World

Godfather of Bacteria

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Turn On. Tune In. Drop Out.

August 14, 2013Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Museum of God

August 14, 2013Environment
The World

Aha Moment: Arthur Ganson

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Latest Headlines

Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion
Inside China’s plan to create a new super-metropolis
Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written
The implications of a sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-causing gene
Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress
Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent
Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure.
Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs
A murder in Istanbul raises fears for journalists’ safety
Photographers document people forced to leave home due to climate change
More stories

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Produced by

Thanks to our sponsor

  1. Progressive Insurance logo

Major funding provided by

  1. Carnegie Corporation of New York

  1. About
  2. Contact
  3. Donate
  4. Meet the Team
  5. Privacy
  6. Terms of use

©2025 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.