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How Will You Die?

Cooking dinner, having sex and going to the bathroom are three of the riskiest things you can do in many parts of the world.

The BICEP2 telescope in Antarctica was looking for ripples from the Big Bang.

Dust Clouds Big Bang Signal

A team claiming to have spied the earliest moments of the universe may have actually seen little more than galactic dust.

Chris Botti At UPAC In Kingston 3/29 And Troy 5/2

Chris Botti is a trumpeter, entertainer/raconteur and bandleader and he'll perform at UPAC in Kingston, New York on March 29.He’s the complete package: a…

Any Questions #208

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel dust off their calculators. Last week's challengeStart with the words “time warp again.” Rearrange…

51% Show #1361

On this week’s 51%, a Kurdish singer takes her message to the war zone.; we check in with a mother who started a foundation after her son was fatally shot…

Those getting up before dawn between January 22 and February 10 will get to glimpse all five naked-eye planets at once. This view is plotted as they'll appear 45 minutes before sunrise on January 25. In the days thereafter, Mercury will climb higher (closer to Venus) and get brighter — making it easier to spot. At month's end, the waning moon will join the celestial party. (Sky & Telescope diagram)

5 Planets Visible In The Sky For The First Time In Years

Beginning Wednesday, five planets – Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter – will all be visible about 45 minutes before sunrise.

51% Show #1349

On this week’s 51%, there’s a new site focusing on gender dynamics in the 2016 presidential race. Plus, a teen reporter equates a pop star with feminism;…

MTV Video Awards Celebrate 30 Years

The MTV Video Music Awards were held in Brooklyn, New York, Sunday night. The video of the year trophy went to Justin Timberlake for "Mirrors."

<a href="http://www.baratunde.com/">Baratunde Thurston</a> is an American comedian and the digital director of <em>The Onion</em>. He co-founded the black political blog <a href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/">Jack & Jill Politics</a>. He is also a prolific <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/baratunde">tweeter</a>.

Fresh Air Weekend: Baratunde, Stew, Leonard Cohen

The comedian and digital director of The Onion talks about his new book How To Be Black. Also, Stew takes us inside his latest album Making It and Ken Tucker reviews a new album by Leonard Cohen.

Kanye Is Running For President And One Other Must-Watch VMA Moment

Perhaps the most controversial moment came when Nicki Minaj took on Miley Cyrus. It'll be the talk of the water cooler today, so you might as well take a look.

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