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Mona Awad’s books walk the line between the surreal and the deeply human. Her latest novel, “We Love You, Bunny,” is a darkly glittering fable about love, obsession, and the masks we wear.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Ever thought about wanting to change the shape of your head, well peoples in Latin America did thousands of years ago.This practice is called head-binding and was done on newborns, when their heads are pliable, to have the desired form of being flat, round, or cone shaped.We learn all about head binding and the cultural significance of it all.

(Airs 10/30/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Erica Smitka, Executive Director of The League of Women Voters of New York State, about their motion to intervene in a DOJ lawsuit against 8 states, including New York, seeking unredacted statewide voter registration lists, the weaponization of redistricting, ethics reform, early voting, and more.

Anyone who has flown out of cold places in the winter has experienced airplane deicing. The process, which must be performed just before takeoff to ensure safety, involves spraying a heated, glycol-based fluid onto aircraft surfaces to remove existing ice, snow, or frost. These frozen coatings can dangerously reduce lift and control during flight. They are often removed with electrical heating before deicing fluid is applied. The effectiveness of the deicing lasts for only a limited amount of time. If there are delays in takeoff, deicing may need to be repeated. Deicing is expensive and can lead to major delays in air travel during the winter.

Switzerland has over 1,400 glaciers. Some of them are world famous, including the largest one, the Aletsch Glacier, which is a World Heritage Site located in the Barnese Alps. At its deepest point, it is about 3,000 feet thick. But like other glaciers in Switzerland, the Aletsch is shrinking – by more than 150 feet per year due to global warming. In total, more than 1,000 small glaciers have melted away entirely since the 1970s.

The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would dramatically weaken safety reviews for some of the most toxic chemicals that are already on the market.

Playwright Will Power’s grandfather faced a tough decision, “He went to seek the advice of Paul Robeson.” Power also tells us about the Upper Room and Mountain Valley Spring Water. Presented with the Classical Theatre of Harlem.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.There are about 600 venomous snake species worldwide and I hope you never run into one.A new study looks into how some venomous snakes attack their prey.Vipers, Elapids, and Colubrids all have different behaviors when striking and we will learn all about it.

The Merrimack Station, located in Bow, New Hampshire, officially ceased operations on September 12th. It was the last coal-fired power plant in New England.

What we eat has a profound impact on the planet. According to a new study led by scientists from the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota, our dietary choices - and where we make them - strongly influence our contribution to climate change. The study, which was recently published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found meat consumption in the U.S. generates a massive and often overlooked source of greenhouse gas emissions.