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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Meng Jin about her debut novel Little Gods, about a 17-year-old whose journey to China reveals the life of her mother, a former physicist who died in America.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wolf Cukier, a high school senior from Scarsdale, N.Y., who discovered a new planet just days into an internship with NASA.

As the caucuses approach, we spent a day with Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Iowa.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with with Dalia Dassa Kaye of the Rand Corporation about the implications of Iran-U.S. tensions in the region, where relationships are complicated and, at times, volatile.

We have a remembrance of screenwriter, director, and actor Buck Henry who died this week at the age of 89. Henry co-wrote the screenplay for The Graduate and co-created Get Smart.

The rapid change has raised concern among those who have served on the NSC. They believe the president needs a wide range of experts to give advice on the potential consequences of major actions.

Our panelists read three stories about excuses for missing homework, only one of which is true.

Farrow won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein and is the author of the book Catch And Kill. We'll ask him three questions about the rulers of ancient Egypt.

As massive fires continue to consume Australia, aboriginal elders like Noel Butler say officials need to listen to natives about fire control.

"We're only immortal for a limited time." Peart, who died on Jan. 7, guided Rush through the decades with a pen, a massive drum kit and an openness towards life's many shades.