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Is The Mind's Approach More Like A Scientist Or A Trial Lawyer?

Even children conduct "experiments" and gather "data," like scientists, but people let their beliefs and hopes influence decisions — leaving conflicting images of the human mind, says Tania Lombrozo.

Tennessee lawmakers have considered several bills that are seen as a response to national politics, including the bill that would allow therapists to refuse patients over religious objections.

How Tennessee's Religious Protections For Therapists Fit Into The Gay Marriage Debate

One of the bills Tennessee’s governor is feeling pressured to veto would let therapists deny service to clients if they feel they would be violating...

Week In Review Podcast: It's All Medicaid Expansion & What Follows The Special Session

It's nothing but Medicaid expansion special session talk on this week's podcast from the KUAR News crew. We'll take a look at what was and wasn't on...

Before Alejandra Galindo, 17, was identified as gifted, she was identified as an ELL, or English Language Learner.

Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked

More than 3 million U.S. schoolchildren are classified as gifted. Thousands of others, however, are never identified as gifted and remain underserved because they start school not speaking English.

Spy Charges Leveled At U.S. Navy Officer Who Worked In Reconnaissance

Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin is a native of Taiwan; he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1999, according to a profile written for the U.S. Navy's website.

The researchers were inspired by working with ultramarathoners, who can be sidelined by blisters despite years of training. These runners competed in the 2007 Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, Calif.

Go To The Tape: A Cheap, Easy Way To Prevent Blisters

Ultramarathoners can train for years and still get sidelined by blisters. Stanford researchers tested paper surgical tape during a 155-mile race and found it reduces blisters by 40 percent.

Tiger populations are on the rise, after years of losses, according to a new survey. Here, a tiger cub explores its nature reserve for the first time in England last year.

Number Of Wild Tigers Increases For First Time In 100 Years

Early in the 20th century, the world had some 100,000 tigers, according to estimates. The number fell sharply over time — but the World Wildlife Fund says it has now risen for the first time in years.

Beverly Cleary, shown during a story hour in the park, was a children's librarian before she became an author. "Boys particularly asked: Where were the books about kids like us? And there weren't any at that time," she recalls.

Beverly Cleary Is Turning 100, But She Has Always Thought Like A Kid

Before she became an author, Beverly Cleary was a children's librarian. She says young readers often asked for books "about kids like us." There weren't any, so she decided to write them herself.

Guitar Prodigy Julian Lage Finds His Sweet Spot With 'Arclight'

Lage mixes jazz, blues and swing on his new trio album with Scott Colley and Kenny Wollesen. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says that Lage really hits his stride in Arclight.

Zhenan Bao, a chemical engineer at Stanford University, is working to invent an artificial skin from plastic that can sense, heal and power itself. The thin plastic sheets are made with built-in pressure sensors.

Just Like Human Skin, This Plastic Sheet Can Sense And Heal

Human skin has properties that are hard to mimic, but a Stanford engineer is working to create a type of artificial skin that can sense, heal and generate its own power.

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