Who knew that incredibly complex weather patterns could be explained but something other than thoughtless gut reaction? We learn about the polar vortex, the West Virginia chemical spill and the life cycle of fracked natural gas.

Today we hear what works and what doesn't when it comes to teaching kids in school. We also hear about the importance of scientific literacy and what's holding so many of us back from having it.

Today we look at low-income individuals and the social programs that serve them to try to figure out once and for all if poor people are human or not and whether they should be helped or thrown to the wolves for our entertainment.

We dive into the murky waters of the Trans Pacific Partnership (or TPP to those cool kids in the know). For those who are fans of corporate personhood, you're gonna love corporate sovereignty! Why be a person when you could be a country?!

Well, just when you thought we'd reached a point in society where women were on perfect parity with men in all ways we're reminded that that's not actually the case at all in any way but especially so when it comes to reproductive self-determination.