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A mind-bending, fantastic question: how did life on earth begin? This is a subject not only for speculation, but also for scientific investigation. We explore the leading theories for the origin of life on our planet.

You'd think updating currency to replace mega-haired genocide practitioner Andrew Jackson with slave liberator Harriet Tubman would be uncontroversial.

Bernie and Mark Ruffalo walk through Brooklyn, discussing how his upbringing affected his worldview and policies.

Flashmob filmed at the public library in Valladolid, Spain, breaks the studious quiet and delights the library-goers. 

Chris Hayes and Nick Confessore, political reporter for the New York Times, discuss further evidence that the Sanders campaign will not concede before the convention.

Ever wondered why kids say they’re bored at school, or why they stop trying when the work gets harder? The wrong kind of praise actually harms young people. 

A song from the forthcoming album "Rap Guide to Climate Chaos," exploring some of the dynamics that drive global warming and arguing for the urgent need to price carbon emissions. 

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brings the hammer down on Ted Cruz in response to the GOP candidate's negative remarks about "New York values."

The director of the Financial Transparency Coalition discusses the trillions in wealth hidden in the kind of shell companies highlighted in the Panama Papers scandal.

Amazing street performance of Hotel California in Amsterdam by guitar master Eugenio Jedi Martinez. (Laid back atmospherics courtesy of the street audience.)