Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Here to Help: The benefits of volunteering
Do you volunteer? In a new series called "Here to Help," we are presenting the stories of people across the U.S. who volunteer, and the benefits of volunteering.
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When it comes to movies, how much horror is too much for kids?
In our latest installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers discuss how much horror is too much for kids to watch in movies.
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Are this year's NBA playoffs more physical?
As the second round of the NBA playoffs continue, some coaches have complained about heightened intensity, saying referees have been letting calls slide. We ask David Dennis Jr. of ESPN's andscape about the validity of those gripes during the playoffs--
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Remembering former Justice David Souter
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at his home in New Hampshire Thursday. He was 85.
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Only three years old, online publication Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer
Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.
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Former DOJ lawyer weighs in on Trump's El Salvador prison plan
The Trump administration has sent migrants it calls terrorists to an overseas prison for indefinite detention. To some, it echoes the U.S.'s detainment of "unlawful enemy combatants" after 9/11.
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NOAA submersible robots find hand painted mural on 80-year-old shipwreck
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Phil Hartmeyer, is a marine archaeologist at NOAA's Ocean Exploration program, about a mural discovered in the shipwreck of the USS Yorktown, which sunk during WWII.
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Gorillas have a big fight ahead of them, and it's not against 100 men, expert says
This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.
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The podcast 'Folktales From Sudan' tells us about a culture currently under attack
In the news, Sudan is often discussed a place devastated by a civil war and home to the world's largest humanitarian crisis. But a podcast sharing Sudanese folklore shows more about the culture.
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Some Harvard researchers have received stop work orders. One shares their story
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Donald Ingber of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, about the impact of the stop-work orders that went out this week for federally-funded research.
