News The Seattle MacArthur Fellow who teaches common sense to computers UW researcher Dr. Yejin Choi has spent a career pursuing 'risky' AI research that bridges the communication gap between humans and technology. by Hannah Weinberger / November 1, 2022
Culture The safe return of two bonsai trees restores a piece of Japanese American history One tree stolen from the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way began as a seed in a tin can at a World War II internment camp. by Hannah Weinberger / February 13, 2020 / Updated at 11:13 a.m. on February 14, 2020
Environment This three-decade mission to catalog local fish turned into a literary work of art Our waters contain many unknowns. These Washington researchers have made sure that the identities — and vivid colors — of the fish that live beneath the surface aren't among them. by Hannah Weinberger / June 17, 2019
Politics A suicide in jail: Did photographer Michael Clinard have to die? An inmate at King County Jail warned he would die, and did — in a tragedy that raises questions about Washington's mental health crisis. by Eric Scigliano / April 20, 2018
Culture Why force works better than persuasion when it comes to doing the right thing Research suggests that when we feel good about doing the right thing, we use it as an excuse to do the wrong thing. by Eric Scigliano / April 13, 2015
Culture Seattle zoo elephants might be worse off in Oklahoma The late Watoto in the foreground. Bamboo is behind her. Credit: Flickr user (OvO) by Eric Scigliano / March 11, 2015
Culture Will Woodland Park's elephants be OK in Oklahoma? An elephant at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Credit: John Biehler by Eric Scigliano / March 1, 2015
Culture How annoying: The risky business of being a pest Towns across the country try to ban “annoyance,” but NPR raises it to an art form. by Eric Scigliano / April 13, 2014
Culture Are bulkheads bad for Puget Sound? Jeff Cordell and Erin Morgan survey sea wrack on a Puget Sound beach. by Eric Scigliano / November 3, 2013
Culture A cabbie and two gay brides walk into a bar Gay marriage gets a convert. by Eric Scigliano / September 11, 2013
