KNAU update for Nov. 22 — Sacred Shield To Be Returned to Acoma Pueblo After Located at Paris Auction House
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Sacred Shield To Be Returned to Acoma Pueblo After Located at Paris Auction House
After many years, a sacred artifact will be returned Monday to the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, after it was returned by a Paris auction house last week. Acoma Pueblo officials say the shield vanished from their centuries-old, mesa-top village in the 1970s. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Earth Notes: Arthropods and Long-Term Climate Change
A rapidly changing climate means there’s no longer a “typical” year on the Colorado Plateau. That’s confirmed by a long-term study of bugs in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Learn more at KNAU.org.
An Arizona Republican senator says she’ll try again to convince the Legislature to increase regulations on smoking and vaping. Learn more at KNAU.org.
‘Beautiful Day’ Director on Mister Rogers’ ‘Radical Notion’: Telling Kids the Truth
Director Marielle Heller remembers tuning into Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a kid, but it wasn’t until she was an adult watching the show with her 3-year-old son that she fully appreciated the host’s gentle, direct manner. Learn more at NPR.org.
The Loudness of Vowels Helps the Brain Break Down Speech Into Syl-La-Bles
When we hear a sentence, or a line of poetry, our brains automatically transform the stream of sound into a sequence of syllables. But scientists haven’t been sure exactly how the brain does this. Learn more at NPR’s health blog, Shots.
