Mar 17th, 2005 · One hundred years ago today, Albert Einstein finished a scientific paper that would change the world. His radical insight into the nature of light would help transform Einstein from an unknown patent clerk to a giant of 20th-century science.
Mar 10th, 2005 · NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new "miracle pill" that helps obese people lose weight and keep it off. The drug, called Rimonabant, was developed by French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, acts directly on fat cells to prevent weight gain, and also reduces appetite by blocking a "pleasure center" in the brain.
Feb 22nd, 2005 · On the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team's win over the Soviet Union, NPR's Neal Conan looks back at the stunning defeat for the U.S.S.R. Conan covered the event for Morning Edition in 1980.
Feb 22nd, 2005 · Twenty-five years ago, the U-S hockey team defeated a superstar Soviet team at the Lake Placid Olympics. The victory was a stunning upset on the ice -- and on the world stage, amid chilly relations between two Cold War superpowers. Three New York friends remember being part of history that day.
Feb 18th, 2005 · Television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews the new mini-series Miracle's Boys. Based on the book by Jacqueline Woodson, the show tells the story of three brothers in Harlem who struggle to keep their family together.
Feb 17th, 2005 · Some high-profile black film directors, led by Spike Lee, have come together to create Miracle's Boys, a television series for teens about growing up in New York City's Harlem district. NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with two of the directors, Ernest Dickerson and Bill Duke.