Ari Shapiro
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Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"
Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter." → Read More
San Francisco considers allowing law enforcement robots to use lethal force
From sci-fi to the streets, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors considers a policy proposal on whether the San Francisco Police Department can use robots as a deadly force. → Read More
Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights
Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act. → Read More
In the strawberry fields of Spain, migrants from Africa work in hope of a better life
Spain a prolific producer of strawberries, and the jurisdiction of Huelva is where 80% of the country's berries are grown, in an industry that is increasingly demanding. → Read More
What a lettuce farm in Senegal reveals about climate-driven migration in Africa
People from all over West Africa come to Rufisque in western Senegal to labor in the lettuce fields – planting seeds and harvesting vegetables. → Read More
How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene. → Read More
He has attempted the journey to Europe three times, and refuses to give up
Mamadou Niang has decided he has no choice but to leave his native Senegal. Salinization has made it impossible to farm his family's land. → Read More
People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. He keeps refusing
Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe. → Read More
The Syrian Cassette Archive, preserving a disappearing history
When Yamen Mekdad and Mark Gergis met in 2018, the pair combined their love of Syrian cassettes into a project aiming to save them — and share them more widely. → Read More
At age 22, Samara Joy is a classic jazz singer from a new generation
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now. → Read More
Your everyday rituals do impact your life — just not how you might expect
In his new book, scientist and author Dimitris Xygalatas explores how performing all kinds of rituals will have tangible impacts on our everyday lives → Read More
How the polarizing effect of social media is speeding up
In his new book, journalist Max Fisher unpacks how social media companies have engineered our feeds to keep us angry, and keep us online. → Read More
How Artemis 1 fits into NASA's grand vision for space exploration
It's been nearly 50 years since the latest Apollo landing, and the landscape for space exploration is wildly different. Why is NASA's latest mission focused on revisiting the moon? → Read More
How prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine compares to hunting Nazis
Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. → Read More
Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it
Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need. → Read More
A head injury gave Ingrid amnesia. Then came the journey to rediscover her history
Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras was forced to relearn the supernatural legacy of her family when faced with an injury that left her with amnesia. → Read More
Africa is being left behind as wealthy nations push 4th COVID booster shots
Institutional racism, greed, and a broken global health system are all working against African nations where people are dying from COVID in silence, according to a scathing assessment from one expert. → Read More
Emmett Till's family says 'white pedestal' theory has denied them justice for decades
The family of Emmett Till want authorities to serve a 1955 arrest warrant to the white woman they say is responsible for his murder and kidnapping. → Read More
Sri Lankan protesters party in the president's mansion as he flees the country
Protesters in Sri Lanka who spent the weekend occupying the president's palace have now entered and torched the prime minister's private mansion as well. → Read More
The monkeypox outbreak was avoidable and warning signs were ignored, expert says
Monkeypox has been a developing problem for decades and the current global outbreak was avoidable, but the looming threat was largely ignored, according to a leading expert on the virus. → Read More