Massachussetts

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Just one of the remarkable people who you’ve heard in the past 20 years of The World

Media

As 2015 draws to a close, The World’s host Marco Werman looks back at the show’s humble beginnings — through the lens of one of his favorite interviews.

Silicon sphere

A kilogram just isn’t what it used to be — and it might never be again

Science
Deer Island

To clean up its harbor, Boston paid a toll in human life

Environment