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Putting the play back in playground

July 26, 2018Culture

The history — and future — of playgrounds.

Metro-Goldwyn-Freud

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Mody-Dude

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Annie Baker’s agonies of small talk

November 8, 2017Arts

The Gulf shows some small signs of recovery, seven years after Deepwater Horizon

March 31, 2017Arts

How Persian shadow theater is bringing an Iranian epic to life

May 9, 2016Culture

Inspired by German animation and an American puppeteer, Hamid Rahmanian has turned an ancient Iranian epic into a live show.

Safety regulations and small toy makers

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Small, independent toy makers say the cost of complying with new safety standards will put them out of business.

How video gaming could be good for you

August 15, 2013Environment

A host of new studies show that video gaming might actually improve visual skills and increase brain capacity.

‘This is Your Brain on Poverty’

August 15, 2013Environment

‘Living on Earth’ reports on research suggesting that the stress of poverty may lead to problems with memory and language skills.

Why Kids Are The Best Scientists

August 15, 2013

The next time your children get filthy playing in the riverbed or taking apart the remote control, stop before you scold. Scientists say that this kind of play is actually like hands-on science experimentation for your kids; they’re learning to decipher the world around them through exploration. New research shows that even as kids get […]