Elaine Chen
WNYC
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Elaine:
“Would you debate gravity?”: climate change in the classroom
Has the teaching of climate change been an issue at your school? We asked you, and here's what we heard. → Read More
Listen Up! A Classroom Activity on Sound
How loud is too loud? Here are some fun ways to teach students about how sound works and what could be damaging from an education program on healthy hearing, Dangerous Decibels. → Read More
Listen Up! What to Make of Your Hearing Age
For the vast majority of the Only Human audience, the Mimi hearing test, part of our Listen Up! engagement series, was the first time they had taken a hearing test as an adult. → Read More
Six Things We Learned About Biking in New York from Your 3,000 Photos
We asked our listeners who bike to work to send us photos of “What’s blocking your bike lane?” and got more than 3,000 pictures in response. Here's what we've learned. → Read More
Cyclist Captures New Yorkers' Traffic Transgressions, One Photo at a Time
After a 3-year-old was killed crossing a street in Queens, one commuter decided that mounting a camera on the front of his bike could do some good. → Read More
Bike Lanes, Bus Lanes — What's a Truck to Do?
Over 60 percent of the bike lane obstruction tickets in the city go to commercial vehicles. But truck drivers say there's often no good alternative. → Read More
These Lanes Were Made for Biking
But a lot of cabs, trucks and inanimate objects seem at home in them. Our Bike Blocker project is mapping all the obstructions to the city's bike lanes, and we want your help. → Read More
The Florida Roundup: Teens Charged With Trespassing On Ray Allen's Property
A Coral Gables woman found seven strangers standing in her bedroom in the middle of the night. After she screams, they run. The police do not arrest them. → Read More
The Florida Roundup: Doctors Banned From Asking About Guns
On The Florida Roundup: It’s been called the “physician gag rule” or a law that pitted “docs versus glocks.” And a recent federal appeals court upheld the → Read More
The Power Of The Diaz-Balart Name, From Cuba To Miami
When immigrants leave their country, they usually leave their connections and name recognition behind. But that doesn’t apply to Cubans in South Florida, → Read More
Join Us Thursday For South Florida Trivia!
As part of our new blog What's the Story? -- where we let your curiosity about South Florida guide our reporting -- we're hosting a night of trivia → Read More
The Florida Roundup: As Cuba Changes, Does U.S. Policy?
Both the U.S. and Cuba have relaxed travel restrictions so family visits are easier and more money is flowing to the island nation, so what’s next? NPR → Read More
Miami Beach Will Offer Transgender Benefits This Fall
The City of Miami Beach will be the first in the state to offer transgender benefits to city employees, starting this October. The Commission voted → Read More
The Florida Roundup: This Week In South Florida Sports
The search continues for a soccer stadium in Miami. The City of Miami tells David Beckham he cannot build on a bay front boat slip. But the beautiful game → Read More
Listen To An Audio Illustration Of Why Some Water Tastes Bad
How would you describe the flavor of water? The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said it "tends to be tasteless." But you probably didn't feel that way → Read More
Listen: Does South Florida's Water Taste Funny?
How would you describe the flavor of water? The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said it "tends to be tasteless." But you probably didn't feel that way → Read More
New Map Helps Water Managers Battle Salt
The U.S. Geological Survey and Miami-Dade County have mapped out the extent of saltwater seepage into our groundwater. The last comprehensive look was in → Read More
Despite Record Surplus, Citizens Coastal Policyholders Likely To See Rate Increases
Now that the hurricane season's begun, state-backed insurer Citizens Property Insurance assures everyone, it’s in the best shape it’s ever been. That may → Read More
The Florida Roundup
Each week a panel of journalists from South Florida and around the state discuss the week in news. Listeners can join the conversation by: (800) 743-WLRN → Read More
The Florida Roundup: Is South Florida All Aboard?
Designers of All Aboard Florida's Miami station say the complex will remake downtown. But folks between the train's proposed stations aren't so thrilled → Read More