In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

Rob Reiner announces a history-making live streaming of a reading of "8," Dustin Lance Black's play about the Prop 8 trial. Visit http://AFER.org or http://YouTube.com/AmericanEqualRights to watch the play live on March 3rd, 2012, at 7:30pm Pacific.

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicte...

“Throne Games” pitted a warrior and servant in an aggressive physical battle over the attentions of a powerful dragoness in choreography by Eamon Foley with assistance from Michael Bullard and Kaitlin Niewoehner. Her exotic dragons were portrayed by three aerial artists spinning high above the runwa

The University of Tel Aviv: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume similar to human speech, but at high frequencies, beyond the h

A Dad, and former athlete in his youth, finds that the journey into old age can present challenges. Making his grand daughter happy on Christmas is it. With the aid of his old friend, the rusty kettlebell in storage from years ago, he embarks on his new mission and doesn't give up. People grow old,...

Israel was subject of a terrorist attack on Saturday, October 7, 2023 by Hamas from the Gaza strip. Thousands of people have lost their lives and many Israelis as well as American and foreign nationals were kidnapped and brought by force to the Gaza Strip. The world is watching the slaughter of in...

The Christmas favorites of Lego and Monopoly may still be popular this winter, but experts are predicting a boom for children's toys with more computer power.

Heath Thorpe is on a roll. The out gymnast just won the Australian All-Around Championships, one of the country’s highest honors in his sport. It was Thorpe’s first win in eight career attempts. “I’ll have more words soon, but for now I’m soaking this in, and enjoying my moment,” he posted Wednesday

Robert Manson is a New Zealand rower. Manson was born in 1989. He is from a family of rowers, with his father Greg the singles lightweight national champion in 1985, and his brother Karl also competing internationally. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.