• Harvard physician, former White House advisor publishes playbook on responding to crises
    Oct 19 2026

    Physician Raj Panjabi joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss how meeting people where they are can help improve medical outcomes.

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    7 mins
  • New exhibit highlights work of local playground designer and woodworker Mitch Ryerson
    Oct 15 2026

    Mitch Ryerson, a woodworker, uses his talents to make playgrounds for kids and wooden benches for his community. A new exhibit open now in Cambridge called "Joyful Anarchy" shows his process and what he's designed. Ryerson shares more about his career in play and what it has meant to the communities he designs for.

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    3 mins
  • Olympian gymnast Frederick Richard talks growing up in Stoughton and upcoming World Championships
    Oct 15 2026

    Frederick Richard, the 22-year-old Olympic gymnast from Stoughton, spoke with WBUR about what the upcoming World Championships mean for him, learning gymnastics in Massachusetts and what changes he hopes to see in the gymnastics world.

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    7 mins
  • New Cape Cod retreat promises grieving families respite
    Oct 21 2026

    Families can stay at the home for one week for free, with no agenda.

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    4 mins
  • For Sikhs in Mass., there's hard work in balancing assimilation with cultural traditions
    Oct 20 2026

    With just a few thousand members, the Sikh community in Massachusetts is small compared to other parts of the country. To preserve culture amid the forces of assimilation — and the pressures to conform within Sikh culture — can be a real challenge.

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    7 mins
  • Proposed AI regulations could be some of the most strict in the country
    Oct 16 2026

    The proposal could mandate independent evaluations of the companies' AI models and safety protocols.

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    4 mins
  • AI takes the stage with BSO musicians in Tod Machover’s wild world premiere
    Oct 22 2026

    MIT Media Lab composer Tod Machover’s “already and not yet” puts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in dialogue with a live AI system that responds to each musician's performance. Even players wary of AI say this one leaves the music in human hands.

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    5 mins