The World from PRX

Berkeley

Woman in church holding book and singing
Religion
American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don’t want to be part of the ‘evangelical movement.’
Lucky Boy
Books
The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood
Roommates
Arts
Unlikely roommates: A Holocaust survivor and grandchild of Nazis share a home in California
Air conditioners being loaded onto a truck for delivery. Most of the world's AC units cool air with chemicals that are big contributors to global warming. A new agreement forged in Kigali, Rwanda, will phase those coolants out over then next 30 years.
Environment
Keeping our planet cooler just got a little easier
This Pakistani woman lives in extreme poverty; 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 per person per day.
Development
Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here’s why it looks promising
Can humans replicate this wonder of nature, to help in the battle against climate change? Leaves, and the photosynthesis that powers them, suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into a valuable raw material. Scientists are trying to do the same, and use the
Environment
Take air. Suck out CO2. Make fuel. A lab advance hints at a future for artificial photosynthesis
STREET VIEW OF PRAGUE — The red dots are recordings taken from those locations. Aporee has the equivalent of 63 days worth of sound uploaded from all over the world.
Media
Here’s what a map of the world sounds like
The Truong family arrived to the United States not long after fleeing Vietnam in 1975, when the then-capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to the North Vietnamese army. Thu-Thuy Truong, far right, places bunny ears above her brother, Sy.
Conflict
New to America, this young Vietnamese refugee wanted to ‘erase’ his past
Lifestyle & Belief
Not all Muslims agree on Ramadan’s start and end date
Global Politics
Why Rutgers Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi is Running for President of Iran
Arts, Culture & Media
Bollywood Dance-Off in Berkeley
Global Politics
Head economic adviser Christina Romer resigns