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Warning: population overload

Arts, Culture & Media

the world is hurtling towards population overload, putting billions of people at risk from hunger and thirst. And the global population is expected to keep growing with a predicted rise of 2.5 billion people by the end of the century. How will the planet and its citizens cope with this explosion? Dr. Colin Brown director […]

Larger social networks — especially earlier in life — leads to larger brain development

Health & Medicine

Hunger in New York City

The World

Making Memories with a Microchip

Global Politics

Study: The Bigger Your Social Network, the Bigger Your Brain

Lifestyle & Belief
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Relief Efforts in Japan Underway as Survivors Battle Hunger, Homelessness

Environment

As relief organizations try to clear away the rubble, there’s yet another crisis hitting the country: hunger. Severely damaged roads and broken supply lines have caused food shortages throughout the region.

The World

Emerging Science Note/Science of Desire

In some obese people, overeating triggers the same part of the brain as some addictive behaviors, creating a desire to eat…and eat…and eat.

Hunger Roundtable

The 20th Anniversary of the United Nations’ World Food Day highlights the need for continued work in the fight against world hunger. Author Richard Manning and Robert Mwanga, a research scientist from Uganda, join host Steve Curwood to discuss the latest developments in biotechnology and how they will play a key role in the fight […]

Animal Note

The 20th Anniversary of the United Nations’ World Food Day highlights the need for continued work in the fight against world hunger. Author Richard Manning and Robert Mwanga, a research scientist from Uganda, join host Steve Curwood to discuss the latest developments in biotechnology and how they will play a key role in the fight […]

Hunger Roundtable

The 20th Anniversary of the United Nations’ World Food Day highlights the need for continued work in the fight against world hunger. Author Richard Manning and Robert Mwanga, a research scientist from Uganda, join host Steve Curwood to discuss the latest developments in biotechnology and how they will play a key role in the fight […]