Search results for

Scott Simon offers an appreciation of Tom Dowd, a multi-faceted music producer and physicist for the Manhattan Project who died in Florida at the age of 77.

On Saturday, October 26, All Things Considered incorrectly reported the size of the crowd at that weekend's anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. We said there were fewer than 10,000 people there. On Sunday, October 27, we reported that protest organizers estimated the crowd at 100,000. We apologize for the error.

It's deer season, though not quite the way you might think. It's their mating season, and confused deer are slamming into windows at restaurants, shopping malls, even a dental office. Host Steve Inskeep talks to deer rescuer Robert Byer about the rash of crashes.

Gadfly director Michael Moore's new film is Bowling for Columbine, a look at gun violence and America's culture of fear. Moore says broadcasters stoke anxiety in a bid for better ratings. He speaks to NPR's Rick Karr.

Bluegrass musician John Wheeler is the mountain man behind the CD Hayseed Dixie: A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC. He talks about the project with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

President Bush swings through the Southern states to campaign for Republicans. Included was a stop in Florida, where his brother Jeb is in a tight race with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Documents filed in a federal lawsuit against Parke Davis shed more light on allegations that the drug manufacturer marketed the anti-seizure drug Neurontin for various unauthorized uses. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

Host Steve Inskeep talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about Senate races around the country. (9:29)

An effort is under way to map human genetic differences. The "haplotype map" could help determine why some people are prone to certain diseases. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dr. Francis Collins.

The Bush Administration is seeking to reclassify "embryos" as human medical research subjects. The move is not without controversy, as host Steve Inskeep learns from NPR's Julie Rovner.