Will Walkey

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

For almost 90 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has required all new drugs to be tested on animals prior to federal approval. But now, some computers can accurately model human body systems, and miniature organs can be grown on chips. Today, On Point: Is animal testing becoming obsolete? GuestDr. Donald Ingber, founding director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Founder of Emulate, Inc., a leading manufacturer of organ-on-chip systems.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

The push to eliminate honors programs in schoolsPlay45:57Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/05/28/honors-programs-schools-delevel-detrack-education"></iframe>Copy embed codeHOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 26: Students work on their lessons in a classroom at Northbrook High School in the Spring Branch ISD on Wednesday, Feb.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

India and Pakistan on the brink of war. Again.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

The Trump administration wants to expand the American lumber industry by logging more trees in national forests and raising tariffs on lumber imports. The impact that could have on the domestic timber industry. GuestsRyan Dezember, reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Writes about commodities, including lumber. Scott Dane, executive director of the American Loggers Council, a national advocacy representing nearly 10,000 companies and 50,000 employees in the logging and log trucking industry.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Will Walkey |Meghna Chakrabarti

The Tesla Takedown protests have been mostly peaceful, but there have been a few incidents of vandalism and even property destruction. Now, Elon Musk and his allies are calling the entire protest movement "domestic terrorism." Is that a fair label? GuestsJon Lewis, research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, where he studies domestic terrorism. Also FeaturedEdward Martin Jr., Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.