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By posing math problems to Manhattan lunchtime crowds, math teacher George Nobl hopes to convert a few of America's many "math-aphobics." On Morning Edition, NPR's Madeleine Brand tackles one of the problems -- "If cashews cost one price and peanuts another, how much would a mixture cost?" NPR Online has Nobl's answer.

Fed up with visitors illegally dumping garbage in Pennsylvania's Michaux State Forest, rangers are using state-of-the-art electronic sensors to trigger video cameras to catch dumpers in the act. NPR's Emily Harris has the story for Weekend All Things Considered.

Grits have sustained families for four centuries, but the basic Southern dish continues to evolve. On Morning Edition, NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports on grits as part of the Present at the Creation series on American cultural icons.

Star Trek boldly went from a "space western" that lasted just three television seasons in its original form to the most successful science-fiction franchise of all time. On Morning Edition, NPR's Margot Adler tells the story of Gene Roddenberry's visionary series, as part of Present at the Creation.

Scott Simon plays a montage of mostly hip-hop music that people listened to in south Los Angeles ten years ago.

A group of young women of gothic sensibility have banded together to make music based on lyrics and poems from the Middle Ages. On Weekend Edition Sunday, guest host John Nielsen talks with two of the Mediaeval Baebes about their latest album, their love of dead languages and the Dorian scale.

About a Boy may not be a huge departure from Hugh Grant's previous films — he again plays an adorable, self-deprecating charmer, similar to roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones' Diary. Saturday on Weekend All Things Considered, directors Chris and Paul Weitz say Grant shows a darker, more vulnerable side.

Just in time for Mother's Day, Jim Nayder presents a collection of mom-themed annoying tunes. Perpetrators include Jerry Lewis, Dottie West and Tennessee Ernie Ford. A bad time is guaranteed for all.

For millions of Americans with special needs -- the disabled, the mentally ill, ex-offenders, youth leaving foster care -- a home is a vital first step toward a stable life. NPR News explores the subject in a yearlong special reporting project, Housing First. Today's report, by NPR's Joseph Shapiro, profiles a program that gives a home -- and a second chance -- to people recovering from substance abuse.

Later today, the National Geographic Society announces the results of an expedition to the Solomon Islands, to look for one of the most famous sunken ships of World War II: PT-109. A dashing, young Jack Kennedy captained the boat, years before he became President Kennedy. For Radio Expeditions, NPR's Neal Conan joined undersea explorer Robert Ballard on the search.