Sep 5th, 2008 · Barack Obama said the Republican convention's focus on John McCain's biography came at the expense of the struggles of the middle class. The comments came in a campaign appearance in Duryea, Pa., a day after McCain became the GOP presidential nominee.
Jul 8th, 2008 · The White House has apologized for a biography of Silvio Berlusconi that calls the Italian leader "one of the most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice." The bio was distributed at the G-8 summit.
Jul 8th, 2008 · Michael Bracewell's history of Roxy Music doesn't go for conventional thinking — not about the band, and certainly not about how to write a rock biography. Instead, his new book combines art history, music theory and a smashing sense of fashion.
May 29th, 2008 · Silicon Valley entrepreneur Floyd Butterfield says his "MicroFueler" will turn ordinary people into bio-fuel home-brewers. He promises dollar-a-gallon ethanol made in washing machine-sized boxes. But Amy Standen reports from member station KQED that some critics say he's really brewing false optimism.
Dec 29th, 2007 · A new creative space dedicated to experimental collaboration between artists and scientists opens in Paris. Le Laboratoire is the brainchild of Harvard bio-medical technology professor David Edwards. Besides teaching, Edwards writes fiction and works in theater, so it seems natural that he would be interested in the intersection of art and science. He and his collaborators are mounting "experiments" through which they show the processes behind artistic creation and scientific exploration. Frank Browning reports.
Dec 19th, 2007 · President Bush is set to sign into law a new energy bill that includes the first hike in fuel efficiency rules in 32 years. The bill passed by wide margins in the House and Senate. In addition to requiring auto manufacturers to make cars that run an average of 35 miles to the gallon -- up from the current 25 the bill also orders an increase in the use of bio-fuels. And, it phases out sales of old fashioned, incandescent light bulbs.
Jul 16th, 2007 · In a time of bio-metrics, and DNA testing, it may not be surprising that Egypt is working to better identify some of its most famous dead people. Scientists are checking all of Egypt's royal mummies. The goal is to find which of the mummies are real, and which are decoys.
Jul 4th, 2007 · An Arizona company has overcome significant hurdles toward building the first new U.S. oil refinery in three decades. But it still can't get financing or an assured supply of oil. With a push for bio-fuels and ethanol, big oil seems reluctant to spend billions for conventional refining -- which could keep supplies tight and prices high.