May 3rd, 2005 · Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, talks about his debut novel, Pretty Birds. The story centers on a young Muslim woman who becomes a sniper during the height of the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s.
May 3rd, 2005 · In the early 1990s, NPR journalist Scott Simon reported from war-torn Sarajevo. Those experiences formed the basis for his debut novel, Pretty Birds, the story of a 16-year-old girl who adapts to her violent times.
Mar 12th, 2005 · In 1990, 13 valuable works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The case became an obsession for detective Harold Smith, who recently died. Filmmaker Rebecca Dreyfus discusses her documentary, Stolen, which seeks to help recover the art.
Feb 16th, 2005 · Countries participating in the Kyoto protocol hope to lower worldwide carbon levels to pre-1990 levels over the next seven years. Stephen Schneider, a climatologist at Stanford University, talks about the treaty's goals and potential effect on global warming.
Nov 23rd, 2004 · A researcher from South Africa thinks he's found the source of a mysterious fungus that has been killing amphibians since the early 1990s. The chytrid fungus has been linked to huge amphibian die-offs around the world. NPR's John Nielsen reports.
Oct 11th, 2004 · American Carole Fredericks' soulful, bluesy voice made her a sensation in France in the 1990s. She died in 2001, but her songs are finding new life helping U.S. students learn the language Fredericks loved.
Oct 9th, 2004 · Stanford mathematician Keith Devlin talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the idea of using logic and quantitative reasoning puzzles to screen job applicants in the high-tech industry. Long a niche recruiting tactic, the method was popularized by Microsoft in the 1990s.
Aug 28th, 2004 · Abandoned imaginary friends now have a place to call home. Craig McCracken, whose Powerpuff Girls took the nation by storm in the 1990s, has a new Cartoon Network series: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Hear McCracken and NPR's Jennifer Ludden.