Tag: politics

What North Korean films tell us about the Trump-Kim summit.

06.12.18.

The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is over. The leaders pledged to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, but the lack of a substantive procedural framework has many experts remaining pessimistic. Kim Jong Un gets a suspension of U.S.-South Korea military exercises at the cost of some vague words…
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Welcome to the Madhouse – with Michael Mann and Tom Toles

06.11.18.

Communicating the science of climate change, with its overwhelming expert consensus, seems like it should be easy. However, a science-averse media and strong fossil fuel lobby make it exceedingly difficult. Climatologist Michael Mann and cartoonist Tom Toles have teamed up to put climate change in context in their new book, The Madhouse Effect: How Climate…
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The Trump-Kim summit is upon us. Here’s what we know about North Korea’s nuclear program.

06.11.18.

As the historic meeting between U.S. and North Korean leaders is upon us, many are hoping for movement toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But before we can see Kim Jong Un give up his nuclear weapons, we have to understand what he has in store. Below, you can watch our three part PBS NewsHour…
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Hurricane season starts, methane dunes on Pluto, climatic adaptations of parasites: this week in science

06.01.18.

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Bracing for another hurricane season June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season, one which NOAA forecasts to likely be “near- or above-normal.” Of course, after last year, we wonder if there may be a “new normal” to get…
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Junk news series wrap, close asteroid flyby, microbiome connected to MS: this week in science

05.18.18.

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Junk news series comes to a close This week, we aired the final installment of our four part series shedding light on the murky world of junk news for the PBS NewsHour. Producer Cameron Hickey and I began our…
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How does junk news change perceptions? We followed two political opposites.

05.10.18.

Facebook is exquisitely designed to feed our addiction to hyper-partisan content. In this world, fringe players who are apt to be more strident end up at the top of our news feeds, burying the middle ground. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the ways junk news feeds into our own beliefs about politics, institutions and…
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