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Small Matters: Emergence

Take something you use everyday, like a metal fork. It’s cold and shiny. But where does its coldness and shininess come from? It’s comprised of countless atoms that, on their own, are not cold and...

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Small Matters: Monks

Consider Atlanta, Georgia and Dharamsala, India. They’re on opposite sides of the planet, but a unique partnership has brought them side by side. And it’s become a match, some might say, made in...

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Small Matters: Cancer

Sometimes people find their passion early in life and don't stray from the course. This story is about just such a person, and what her devotion might mean for the rest of us. Ari Daniel reports for...

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Small Matters: RNA

If you’ve ever been swimming you might know the feeling of trying to overtake the person in the next lane. As you swim beside them, the urge to pass motivates you to push beyond what you thought was...

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Clarence Harrison: Life 20/20

Clarence Harrison spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime that he didn’t commit. Advancements in DNA processing helped prove him innocent, and in August of 2004, he was freed. Just days later, he...

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Shakespearean Insults

William Shakespeare is known for his great masterpieces of verse, plays and sonnets. Georgia Shakespeare hosts a summer camp to teach kids about the man and his work. Camp Shakespeare is a summer camp...

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The Tractor Collector - Audio Slideshow

In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet Bo Bradshaw. He’s been collecting tractors since the 1990’s. While modern tractors have electric starters, Bradshaw’s 1938 AW John Deere tractor has no...

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Match Day at Emory

Each year graduating medical school students face “Match Day.” It’s the day when these students find out where they will be ‘matched’ for their residency – a time when each will be trained in their...

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Dream Cars at the High Museum

Today the High Museum of Art opens a new exhibition called, "Dream Cars - Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas". This is a collection of seventeen cars built or designed from 1934 to today. Some of them...

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Author Discusses his Love of Rare Books

How does someone become a rare book collector? Charlie Lovett’s interest began when he saw his father collecting old and rare copies of Robinson Crusoe. That sparked a fascination in books that led...

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Atlanta Sounds: The Lemonade Stand

These kids were not just selling lemonade, but they were raising money for the charity Press On, to fight childhood cancer. Apparently, the young fundraisers have done this once before, and more...

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Hummingbirds - Audio Slideshow

Hummingbirds are seasonal in Georgia, and they usually make their first appearances here in early March. Woodstock, Georgia resident Betsy Hegerty has a love for the birds which is quite evident....

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Becoming a Fan of Jazz with Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis is in town this week, performing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as part of the National Black Arts Festival. Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, music educator, and...

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Badminton - Audio Slideshow

When we think of fast moving shuttles, we usually don’t think of a sport where a shuttle is used. But the shuttle in a game of badminton can travel over 200 MPH. No, it is not the friendly backyard...

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The Glass Blower - Audio Slideshow

Mali Harrell has been blowing glass in a Decatur studio for just a few years, but says that in that time, she's become "completely addicted to it." Glass blowing is the process of heating up a molten...

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Atlanta Sounds: Baby Birth

In late 2012, Mary and her husband, Andy Rodriquez, submitted audio to WABE of their hospital room where their soon Tycho would soon be born. 4 hours and 22 minutes later afer their initial recording,...

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High Museum Director to Retire

The director of the High Museum of Art has announced his retirement. Michael Shapiro has been working with the High's leadership team for the past 20 years, and as the High's Nancy and Holcombe T....

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George Takei On Life and a Sci-Fi Spectacular

George Takei was in town last weekend. He became famous for his role on Star Trek as Mr. Sulu - helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He was here to narrate 'SciFi-Spectacular,' a series of concerts with the...

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Woodruff Arts Center To Receive A $38 Million Facelift

The Woodruff Foundation has awarded a $38 million grant to the Woodruff Arts Center. They say it will go to support a range of artistic, educational and capital improvements across the Woodruff Campus....

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Atlanta 1996 Olympics Bombing Victim Remembers The Night

This story is part of "Atlanta Remembers: The 1996 Olympics," WABE's series on the impact of the 1996 Summer Olympics on Atlanta, 20 years later. For more stories, click here. Editor's note: This story...

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