Dec 6, 2019
Stat: 68 million: The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation as of , compared with 39 million in 2009.
Story: This episode focuses on Americans’ views of religion and the generational changes that are taking place. Greg Smith of the Pew Research Center shares an update on the changing religious...
Nov 22, 2019
Stat: 100 feet: At nearly 100 feet in length, blue whales are the largest animal ever known to have existed on Earth.
Story: Blue whales are big but they’re not invulnerable, often falling victim to strikes by ships in the northern India Ocean. Asha de Vos, a Pew marine fellow who founded Sri Lanka’s first marine...
Nov 15, 2019
Stat: 94.7 million—It is estimated that the number of Americans ages 65 and older will nearly double from 49.2 million in 2016 to 94.7 million by 2060.
Story: In this final episode of the Future of Learning series, we explore the aging mind, including how brains change over the years, how to stimulate the mind, and...
Nov 8, 2019
Stat: 65 percent of all jobs in the American economy today will require postsecondary education and training.
Story: School may be over for most workers in America’s economy, but the need to learn continues. In the third part of our series “The Future of Learning,” we hear how some individuals are learning new...
Oct 31, 2019
Stat: 30 percent. The amount of jobs worldwide
that could become automated by 2030.
Story: In part two of our series on learning, join
guest host Ray Suarez as he interviews teachers and experts about
the evolving classroom and how teachers are trying to prepare
students to be flexible, motivated, and lifelong learners...