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50cc pocket bike jump off of a ramp into the ocean.

From spoken word to breakdancing, hip-hop culture is taking off, but Midmorning asks why fewer women seem to be making a name for themselves in the genre.

Noah Feldman says governments in the Islamic world are trying balance laws based on the Koran with challenges from the increasingly interlinked modern world.

Noah Feldman says governments in the Islamic world are trying balance laws based on the Koran with challenges from the increasingly interlinked modern world.

He's a maverick judge appointed by a conservative president, to a court known as the nation's most liberal. He's also a snowboarder and computer gamer. Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski of California joins Midmorning to discuss his views on the judiciary.

The Upper Midwest leads the country in volunteering both abroad and at home. The chiefs of both the Peace Corps and the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps talk about how they want to bolster the volunteer forces with retirees.

Forty years ago Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, a day after delivering one of his best known speeches. In the "mountaintop" speech, King talked about a future of better opportunities and equality between blacks and whites. Two who worked for King and study his work talk about how to continue improving the lives of people held back by racism.

John McCain says he has a list of possible running mates. Does he shore up his conservative base? Choose a woman? Or none of the above. A historian takes a look at how the choice of a number two influences the presidential campaigns past and present.

From "Road Warrior" to "I Am Legend," Hollywood has produced a steady stream of movies that depict a post-apocalyptic world. How the world ends varies depending on what people are worrying about at the time.

Longtime hunger advocate Tony Hall talks about what U.S. politicians from both parties can do to eliminate hunger, and why their efforts always seem to fall short.

The unusual combination of credit crunch, jump in foreclosure rates and high prices for food and oil have everyone from policy makers to consumers reeling. Congress is trying to pass a bill that might prevent more homeowners from losing their homes. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke also attempted to reassure Republican lawmakers the economy may yet avoid deep recession. Midmorning offers a primer on these strange economic times.

Scientists have shown that animals such as dogs and birds not only have the capacity for language, but also for creating complicated social alliances. Midmorning examines the formerly unknown potential of the animal psyche.

The Federal Reserve will have more power to oversee the financial industry, under one of the proposals outlined by Treasury secretary Henry Paulson Monday. The idea is to give the industry and consumers more information about the complicated ways Wall Street handles risk. And in the process, the federal government is updating a system that hasn't seen change since the Civil War.

In a provocative new book, author Susan Jacoby argues that America is in a new age of anti-intellectualism, fed by mediocre public education and an addiction to infotainment.

Midmorning examines the latest surge in violence in Iraq, and what it could mean for the planned troop drawdown.

Tainted produce, environmental concerns, and rising energy costs are helping feed a growing interest in local food and small farms. Midmorning speaks with two farmers who are trying to change the way we look at food and agriculture.

Former Secretary of Education Chester Finn discusses why he no longer supports No Child Left Behind, and looks at the challenges of reforming the U.S. educational system.

A Navy admiral speaks out against President Bush's policies on the interrogation and treatment of terror suspects.

Scientists have stitched together the chemical components of an entire bacterium. Midmorning looks at the ethical implications of this feat, and finds out what other building blocks of life they've discovered.

Reporter Dante Chinni joins Midmorning to discuss a new project that aims to take apart the myth of the red-blue political divide.

Two economists set out to do an experiment on the effect of matching gifts on fundraising efforts. The results raised some interesting questions about the effectiveness of fundraising, and the nature of philanthropy.

Harper Lee wrote one novel, but it remains for many one of the best books they've ever read. Lee's biographer and the actor who played Scout in the movie talk about "To Kill a Mockingbird," the latest selection of the Midmorning Book Club.

A recent national study says one of four adolescent women have an STD. Among Minnesota teens, health officials are most concerned about the troubling rise of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to infertility.

Congressman Jim Oberstar criticizes the National Transportation Safety Board for not holding a public hearing on the collapse of the 1-35 W bridge. He also talks about the safety of the nation's aircraft and why they should be inspected more.

While college tuition continues to rise, a record 76 colleges and universities have achieved endowments of $1 billion or more. Now some members of Congress are putting more scrutiny on those endowments, and asking whether schools should use their endowment money to moderate tuition increases.

Reporter Elizabeth Rubin spent time with a company of soldiers fighting insurgents in Afghanistan. She found a complicated balance between attacking and earning the trust of the people who live in the middle of a war zone.

Geraldine Ferraro was villified for saying Barack Obama is doing well in the primaries because of his race. Midmorning asks if race should or could be ignored in this presidential campaign.

A new survey of active duty and retired military officers shows an increasing concern over the ability of the U.S. military to handle conflicts beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a lack of faith in civilian leadership.

People who were adopted may gain access to their original birth certificates if a bill before the state Legislature passes. But is the bill putting the interests of the adoptee before the rights of their birth parents?