David Kestenbaum
David Kestenbaum is a correspondent for NPR, covering science, energy issues and, most recently, the global economy for NPR's multimedia project Planet Money. David has been a science correspondent for NPR since 1999. He came to journalism the usual way — by getting a Ph.D. in physics first.
In his years at NPR, David has covered science's discoveries and its darker side, including the Northeast blackout, the anthrax attacks and the collapse of the New Orleans levees. He has also reported on energy issues, particularly nuclear and climate change.
David has won awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
David worked briefly on the show This American Life, and set up a radio journalism program in Cambodia on a Fulbright fellowship. He also teaches a journalism class at Johns Hopkins University.
David holds a bachelor's of science degree in physics from Yale University and a doctorate in physics from Harvard University.
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The birth of accounting rocked the world 500 years ago. And it involves a man who was a magician, a mathematician, and possibly the boyfriend of Leonardo da Vinci. -
Nearly 13 million Americans are getting rebate checks from their health insurance companies. But as is sometimes the case, what is popular with the people is not so popular with economists. -
What happens if you slash the price of oil, save Europe and force Congress to make a grand bargain? Not as much as you might think. -
The race for ever-faster trades has "absolutely no social value," says a billionaire who helped bring computers to financial markets. -
The scandal over interest-rate manipulation seems dry until you consider what happened to Dan Sullivan. He may have lost a million dollars as a result — and he's just one of many who say they've been harmed -
China's foreign-exchange reserves are worth over $3 trillion. That's a problem for China, and for the U.S. -
It sounds ridiculous today. But not so long ago, the prospect of a debt-free U.S. was seen as a real possibility with the potential to upset the global financial system.
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A decade of the Case-Shiller home price index, set to music. Also: We hear from Case and Shiller. -
A decade of the Case-Shiller home price index, set to music. Also: We hear from Case and Shiller.
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The climate talks opened Monday in Copenhagen, with more than 190 nations represented. The U.S. and China have pledged some actions already, but negotiators so far haven't even agreed about what the overall deal will look like.
