Emily Kwong
Stories
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Scientists clear up how supermassive black holes came to be (hint: big seeds)
The origin of supermassive black holes has stumped scientist for a long time. They now have the answer to this question: very massive seeds.
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This week's Short Wave news roundup
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave about an ancient magma ocean on the moon, the snake problem of Florida's Everglades, and why scrolling through video clips bores us.
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How does space change the human body? The answer will shapes future missions
Space X’s highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission is set to launch later this summer – with an all-civilian crew. And a big part of their mission is researching how space changes the human body.
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This week in science: Chimpanzee 'conversations,' deep ocean oxygen and rogue waves
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about chimpanzee "conversations," oxygen from the bottom of the ocean and how a computer program may warn of rogue waves.
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This week in science: swimming lions, the 'glass' skin craze and a rotten egg planet
NPR's Short Wave brings stories of lion brothers making a record-breaking swim in Uganda, the skincare trend among pre-teens that is worrying dermatologists, and a planet that smells like rotten eggs.
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Japanese Americans are still trying to grasp the impact of WWII on their families
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong, host of the Inheriting podcast, about the far-reaching consequences of the Japanese-American internment during WWII.
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The physics of launching into space -- and crashing back down
Humans are traveling farther into space than ever before. We look at the physics of launch – how to send something up and how it can come crashing back down.
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'Inheriting' podcast explores how historic events shape AAPI families
A new podcast from LAist Studios and the NPR Network explores how events that played out decades ago shape AAPI families today.