Commentaries

May is Motorcycle Safety Month, and you'll hear how NWPR commentator Corinna Nicolaou got her first motorbike at 11. But Corinna learned that wearing a helmet doesn't keep you from getting hurt.

You may have heard or read about ‘Nones.’ Not the type that live in convents. We’re talking about N-O-N-E, that is, the people who answer questionnaires about religious affiliation with 'none'. Though Nones may not have a religion, they wonder about God. Who, or what is God?  Northwest Public Radio commentator Corinna Nicolaou is searching for answers, but is having a hard time deciding where to start.

On Friday, Morning Edition wraps up its weeklong look at the growing number of people who say they do not identify with a religion. The final conversation in the Losing Our Religion series picks up on a theme made clear throughout the week: Young adults are drifting away from organized religion in unprecedented numbers. In Friday's story, NPR's David Greene talks to two religious leaders about the trend and wonders what they tell young people who are disillusioned with the church.

Border Collies are consistently named the most intelligent of all dogs. Is their intelligence simply a matter of nature, or is there some nurture involved as well? Dr. Kirsten Peters wonders about the answer.