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The Book Show | Richard Powers – Playground

The Book Show | Richard Powers – Playground

Richard Powers’ bestselling novel, "The Overstory," won the Pulitzer Prize and has more than 1 million copies in print.  His new novel, "Playground," captures the beauty and loss of the ocean, following four lives: a marine biologist, an artist, a schoolteacher, and...

Climate storytelling and oyster glue

Climate storytelling and oyster glue

With Americans divided over climate change, communicating the issue can be a daunting task. We’ll speak with a University of Buffalo researcher who says storytelling is the key to finding solutions for a warming climate. And a Colgate University physics professor’s...

“Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency”

“Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency”

On this week’s 51%, we stop by a traveling exhibition using photography to explore the physical and emotional realities of fertility and childbirth. “Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency” — from Columbia College Chicago — is now on view at Vassar College’s Frances...