David Baron

Tibetan Buddhists believe that during lunar and solar eclipses, the effects of one's good or bad deeds are multiplied several-fold. Here, a Tibetan Buddhist monk releases crabs into the sea ahead of a total lunar eclipse in Singapore on October 8, 2014. O

A total solar eclipse was once all about fear, but it’s still an awe-inspiring event

In ancient times, when the sun suddenly disappeared from the sky, people would usually be afraid. Scientists have understood the physics behind a total solar eclipse for a long time, but it can still put some people on edge. Religious and nonreligious people alike can find deep meaning in these sorts of astronomical events.

A total solar eclipse was once all about fear, but it’s still an awe-inspiring event
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Seeing a total solar eclipse is 'like standing on another planet and looking at an alien sky'

Seeing a total solar eclipse is 'like standing on another planet and looking at an alien sky'

Should we be worried about antibiotic resistance?

Should we be worried about antibiotic resistance?
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WHO: Fumes from Diesel Exhaust Cause Cancer

WHO: Fumes from Diesel Exhaust Cause Cancer

The World's Northernmost Botanical Garden

The World's Northernmost Botanical Garden
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A Welcome to Our New SciTech Site

A Welcome to Our New SciTech Site
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A place called 'Hell'

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for 'Hell' on earth. Actually, it's the Spanish word for hell, Infierno. It's a community in South America. We want you to name the country this place called 'Hell' is in.

A place called 'Hell'
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Zambia: Rationing health by queue

The rationing of health care is not always obvious or explicit. Implicit factors may determine who receives care and who does not.One factor may have imposed a form of unintentional rationing on AIDS care in Zambia, as David Baron reports.

Zambia: Rationing health by queue
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Upcoming series Rationing Health

PRI's The World takes a global look at the controversial issue of rationing healthcare with four perspectives from four countries. Series editor David Baron explains.

Upcoming series Rationing Health
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Malaria deaths vastly under-counted

Malaria deaths are being vastly under-counted in India and perhaps throughout much of the world, says a new report in the British medical journal, Lancet. The World's Health and Science Editor David Baron tells anchor Lisa Mullins why.

Malaria deaths vastly under-counted
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Yoshida Brothers rock the shamisen

The Tsugaru shamisen is a traditonal Japanese stringed instrument that looks like a remote cousin of the banjo, with a very long neck. Two Japanese brothers are investing their talent into keeping the Tsugaru shamisen alive and well.

Yoshida Brothers rock the shamisen
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Geo answer

Today's Geo Quiz asked about the SDO, the NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Anchor David Baron speaks with Doug Biesecker at the Space Weather Forecasting Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Geo answer
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Geo answer

For today's Geo Quiz, we asked you to identify the region where the Volga and Oka rivers converge. It's one of the Russian regions that have been hit by wildfires. The answer is Niznhy Novgorod.

Geo answer
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Geo answer

For today's Geo quiz, we're looking for an Italian city 30 miles west of Venice. The answer is Padua. Anchor David Baron speaks with political commentator Sergio Romano, who's in Milan.

Geo answer

Eradicating Guinea worm disease

Global efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease close to success, but cases still exist in Southern Sudan.

Eradicating Guinea worm disease