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Sarah Leeson

Associate ProducerInnovation Hub
Sarah Leeson is the associate producer for Innovation Hub. In a past life, she was a producer at Michigan Radio for their daily news magazine, Stateside. She is a Michigan native and a University of Michigan alum with a degree in communication studies with an emphasis in writing.Sarah loves to go to plays, read fiction and comics, and find new comedy to enjoy. She's traveled quite a bit and is always planning her next big trip. (Maybe Japan? Malta? The moon? We'll see.) On the weekend, Sarah can be found around Boston eating too much pasta and petting other people's dogs.
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Science & Technology
The people powering AI decisions
Arm holds up an American flag and a pride flag outside the US Supreme Court
LGBTQ
How gay marriage won in the US
NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Race
The complicated history and identity of Latinos in the United States
Side view of a cross section of a human brain in glass
Science
How the West came to dominate our brains
Sections of a table are seen blocked off with tape as assistant professor Jennifer Guerard speaks into laptops while teaching a foundations of chemistry remote class at the US Naval Academy, Aug. 24, 2020, in Annapolis, Md.
Will coronavirus really change college forever?
A black and white photograph of a man tilling soil
The makings of modern conservatism in the US
The Flatiron Building stands next to Madison Square Park as streets remain less busy due to the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York, May 5, 2020.
Science & Technology
The slow burn of a long-term slowdown
A "telepresence" robot which provides face-to-face medical consultation is pictured at Changi Exhibition Centre which has been repurposed into a community isolation facility that will house recovering or early COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.
Economics
The economics of a global emergency
a crowd at a Metallica concert in Denmark.
Health
Can you hear me now?
A woman uses Wikipedia on a laptop.
Internet
How Wikipedia’s volunteer army combats misinformation in the ‘post-truth’ era
Rush Limbaugh with Donald Trump
Politics
The power of conservative talk radio
A "For Rent" sign in focus in font of a house.
Business, Economics and Jobs
The real cost of expensive housing
President Franklin Roosevelt poses for a photo with other men behind him in a historical image
Opponents of FDR’s New Deal called it a ‘disaster’
A group of tourists stands taking selfies outside.
Lifestyle & Belief
How did tourism become so popular?