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Virtual reality meets music in an inventor's cosmic dream

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/17/outerspace-visual-communicator-bill-sebastian

Published: October 17, 2024 19:54

Bill Sebastian built his first "visual synthesizer" in the 1970s and performed it onstage with the pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra. Now, with the advancement of virtual reality, he plays his Outerspace Visual Communicator for audiences at the Boston…

New book lays out optimistic possibilities for climate future, asking 'What if we get it right?'

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/17/climate-solutions-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-book

Published: October 17, 2024 17:01

Marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson turns the gloom and doom surrounding climate predictions on its head, laying out what the future could look like if we scale up efforts to fight global warming and ecosystem destruction.

What Harris or Trump will mean for offshore wind in the Northeast

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/16/2024-election-offshore-wind-massachusetts-new-england

Published: October 16, 2024 09:58

Massachusetts is counting on offshore wind to create thousands of jobs, combat climate change and help keep the lights on in the coming decades. But some advocates worry that plans to develop more wind projects could be in jeopardy depending on the outcome…

Painter Jameel Radcliffe blends the natural world with the urban

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/06/the-makers-jameel-radcliffe

Published: October 11, 2024 23:16

Radcliffe takes inspiration from masters of the form, like John Singer Sargent and Diego Velázquez, but his work expands the canon of who gets to be a subject of fine art.

Teen competitors preview the 4-H goat shows at the Topsfield Fair

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/11/topsfield-fair-agricultural-shows-goats

Published: October 11, 2024 12:30

The Topsfield Fair wraps up this weekend, and there are there are plenty of agricultural competitions packed into the last few days. Two high school-age competitors and an event organizer join WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the goat competitions.

Filmmaker Mushen Kieta wants to open doors for the next generation

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/06/the-makers-mushen-kieta

Published: October 10, 2024 22:52

The 34-year-old mentors teens at Artists For Humanity and also has a production company, Wunderus. His vision is to create a community of local talent in the film industry and a gateway for younger generations who are still navigating the field.

Violinist Pranav Swaroop fuses music from around the globe

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/06/the-makers-pranav-swaroop

Published: October 9, 2024 22:18

The 27-year-old began his musical journey in Bangalore, India. Now, his band Project MishraM brings its signature blend of traditional Carnatic vocals, guitar shredding and synthesizer to international stages.

Elizabeth Mochizuki empowers dancers to bring their full selves to the stage

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/06/the-makers-elizabeth-mochizuki

Published: October 8, 2024 23:30

After dancing professionally for decades, Mochizuki decided to create change in the dance world. She founded a dance company designed to showcase the Asian American experience.

Ripple effects continue 10 years after Boston's Long Island Bridge and shelter, treatment programs closed

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/08/long-island-bridge-shelter-boston-10-years

Published: October 8, 2024 22:05

Boston shut down the Long Island Bridge and programs on October 8, 2014. The move put pressure on other shelter and treatment programs in the city. Local leaders are now moving to rebuild the bridge and open a new recovery campus on the island.

Musician Naomi Westwater uses song to conjure new ideas of belonging

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/06/the-makers-naomi-westwater

Published: October 8, 2024 11:46

The singer-songwriter has always loved folk music, but the genre hasn’t always uplifted non-white artists. They are working to expand the perception of folk music to include people of color and queer and trans performers.

A year since conflict escalated in the Middle East, a local Palestinian woman and Israeli man remain close friends

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/07/israel-palestine-eman-ansari-guy-ben-aharon

Published: October 7, 2024 12:05

The latest conflict in the Middle East has been raging for a year now, and it continues to reverberate in Massachusetts. Two local friends, a Palestinian woman and an Israeli man, talk about the last year and how it's affected their call to shared…

In a time of crisis, here's how one rabbi is trying to comfort her congregation during the High Holidays

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/03/temple-isaiah-lexington-high-holidays-jewish-isreal-gaza

Published: October 7, 2024 10:36

"A lot of, members of the Jewish community feel isolated at this time, and that gesture of checking in on friends and neighbors and colleagues who are Jewish is so, so meaningful," senior Rabbi Karen Thomashow, of Temple Isaiah in Lexington, told WBUR's…