美国国家公共电台 NPR Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk

Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's a new report out today that finds that people in the military may be putting their own brains at risk when they fire certain high-powered weapons

美国国家公共电台 NPR Brain Patterns May Predict People At Risk Of Suicide

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to hear now about some new research that could help mental health professionals identify people who are likely to attempt suicide. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an effort to assess young adults by studying their brain

2007年VOA标准英语-US Task Force Recommends Radical Changes to Imm

By Marissa Melton Washington 19 January 2007 As the new U.S. Congress prepares to debate immigration reform and border security, a bipartisan task force has released a report outlining suggestions to simplify and strengthen U.S. immigration policy.

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A teammate is accusing the cycling legend of taking performance-enhancing drugs while training for the Tour de France. Tyler Hamilton told 60 Minutes on Sunday that he witnessed Armstrong inject banned substances at a charge on Armstrong has repeated

美国国家公共电台 NPR Orangutan's Vocal Feats Hint At Deeper Roots of Human Speech

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Scientists are finding clues about the origin of human speech thanks to a very unusual ape. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an orangutan named Rocky. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: A half-dozen orangutans are relaxing in a sun-filled atrium

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Female Inmates In New York City, Prison Is A Crowded, Windowless Room

DAVID GREENE, HOST: More than a hundred female inmates who were given sentences in federal prison faced a different fate. They were instead held for years in two windowless rooms in a detention center in New York City, and the conditions there have b

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When a toddler gets angry, it's not unusual to see hitting, stomping or biting. That's because of what's happening in the child's brain. It's just beginning to develop the circuits that control impulsive behavior. Now scientists

美国国家公共电台 NPR With 'Hell Or High Water,' Jeff Bridges Returns To The American West

With 'Hell Or High Water,' Jeff Bridges Returns To The American West FARAI CHIDEYA, HOST: Jeff Bridges became a cult hero playing The Dude in The Big Lebowski, but he's made a career in movies set in the American West. He was Rooster Cogburn in the C

美国国家公共电台 NPR More Than 400 Have Called Pennsylvania's Hotline Since Clergy Sex Abuse Report

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The phone lines at the state attorney general's office in Pennsylvania have not stopped ringing. Hotline numbers have surged with calls in the aftermath of a scathing grand jury report which describes decades of child sex abuse an

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Scientists have taken one more small step toward understanding what makes the human brain unique. As NPR's Jon Hamilton reports, they've identified a type of brain cell that exists in people but not in rodents. JON HAMILTON, BYLIN

美国国家公共电台 NPR Neuroscientists Debate A Simple Question: How Does The Brain Store A Phone Number?

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: About 30,000 brain scientists are meeting in San Diego this weekend. And when neuroscientists meet, it's often the most simple questions that generate the most intense debate. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on one ongoing controversy

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer's Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit

NOEL KING, HOST: All right, we know that giving your mental muscles a workout can help keep your brain sharp as you get older. The question is what does that workout look like? Is it crossword puzzles? Is it computer games? To find out, NPR's Jon Ham

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSICAL, HAMILTON) AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Create and star in a blockbuster hip-hop musical, and you get to do pretty much anything you want. For Lin-Manuel Miranda, that means taking a role in the sequel to a Disney classic. (SOUNDBITE OF

VOA标准英语2008年-Commission Recommends New US War Powers Act

Two former U.S. Secretaries of State are recommending that the United States change its procedures for deciding to go to war. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. James Baker III, left, and Warren Christopher answer questions following a press

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In hot and dry conditions, Kenya's elephants are forced to forage for food and water along dry river beds. These majestic mammals are now under threat from the country's worst drought in twelve years. Despite desperate attempts to stay alive, many el

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Study Group Ideas Spark Questions

By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 December 2006 President Bush and members of the Senate served notice on the Iraq Study Group Thursday that its 79-recommendation report on U.S. Iraq policy is not likely to be adopted in its entirety. But the group's co-chai

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Ambivalent About US Study Group Report

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 04 December 2006 Former Secretary of State James Baker, co-chairman of Iraq Study Group, walks past with Vice President Dick Cheney, after meeting with President Bush, 13 Nov 2006 For weeks, the American media has been buzz

2006年VOA标准英语-US Panel Formed to Provide Independent Ass

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 March 2006 The U.S. Congress has commissioned a bipartisan panel to provide an independent assessment of the situation in Iraq. The panel's leaders say their group will

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Study Group Urges Major Policy Changes

By Meredith Buel Washington 06 December 2006 A bi-partisan commission studying the war in Iraq says President Bush's policy is not working and major changes are needed in America's military and diplomatic strategy. A much anticipated report released

美国国家公共电台 NPR How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme