2015년 2월 16일 월요일

Beyond BPA: Court Battle Reveals A Shift In Debate Over Plastic Safety Plus 9 More Stories

Your NPR stories for February 16, 2015
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News
Beyond BPA: Court Battle Reveals A Shift In Debate Over Plastic Safety
In 2007, a plastic called Tritan became a hit, partly because it was free of the chemical BPA. Then a competitor began suggesting that Tritan products contained other chemicals that act like estrogen.
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Satisfied Patients Now Make Hospitals Richer, But Is That Fair?
The Affordable Care Act made sure that hospitals scoring well on patient satisfaction surveys are paid more by Medicare. But some say that gives small, boutique hospitals an unfair edge.
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Fitting In On Campus: Challenges For First-Generation Students
When students are the first in their family to go to college, they often feel out of place. Many say they need more help from their schools.
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Not A Group House, Not A Commune: Europe Experiments With Co-Housing
From urban high-density housing to rural communal living, Europeans are using the principle of co-housing — in which neighbors share space and resources, depending on their needs.
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Suspect In Foiled Canadian Mall Shooting Left Social Media Trail
The young man who apparently killed himself as police closed in on him was said to have identified with the 1999 Columbine High School shooters.
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Music
Viking's Choice: Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, 'Unnamed'
The larger-than-life TAD frontman returns with one of the most satisfying and heaviest doom metal records in years. Prepare to be trampled by "Unnamed."
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First Listen: Dan Deacon, 'Gliss Riffer'
Even when built around familiar pop-song structures, Deacon's music is juxtapositional and wonderful — a pursuit of the ecstatic that obliterates genre distinctions.
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First Listen: Public Service Broadcasting, 'The Race For Space'
Using samples from vintage news broadcasts and in-flight NASA chatter, a British duo tells the story of the Space Age's first 15 years.
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First Listen: Kristin Diable, 'Create Your Own Mythology'
The blues-rock singer combines the ambition and self-awareness of a longtime New Yorker with the easy swagger of her Louisiana home.
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First Listen: THEESatisfaction, 'EarthEE'
Cat Harris-White and Stas Irons have always concerned themselves with galaxy-building — their albums, videos and performances don't arrive in this world so much as reveal theirs.
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