California’s Planning Problem: Errors, Bias and Lying (Pt. 2)
(San Francisco, Califorina - Nathanael Johnson, KALW News) California's high-speed rail plan is filled with projections: The growth that the train system will bring will create 450,000 jobs. The...
View ArticleNY and NJ Students Win Rhodes Scholarships
Two New York residents and one New Jerseyan are among the 32 American students who have won prestigious Rhodes scholarships to study for several years at Oxford University in England.Paolo P. Singer,...
View ArticleIn London, Opera Stays in the Conversation
LONDON—Visits to this city are bracing because it is a place where ideas ferment and people seem engaged with culture as a means of understanding who they are. Opera always seems to be part of the...
View ArticleClassical Music Could Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Study Suggests
The music of Beethoven, Puccini and especially Verdi can have a calming effect on the body and contribute to lowering blood pressure, according to new research by Oxford University scientists....
View ArticleOxford study could point to new treatments for HIV
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: This week, Oxford University researchers released a study that may point to new treatments for people infected with HIV,...
View ArticleThe 2019 Rhodes Scholar Class Includes Its First-Ever DACA Recipient
Thirty-two students from across the country were named the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2019, including two from New York and two from New Jersey. The Rhodes Scholarship fully funds up to three...
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