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Flores-Roux is a nose ahead in the perfume business

Aug 27, 2015
Give a little citrus, lavender and stink to the lab, and you get atomized magic.
Kai Ryssdal with Rodrigo Flores-Roux at his perfume lab.
Bridget Bodnar

Doctor housecalls are back with the click of button

Aug 10, 2015
Heal promises an MD in an hour for $99. Renee Dua is the mother of the invention.

What's Silicon Beach?

Jul 27, 2015
We talked with CEOs in Silicon Valley's LA counterpart, and they're far from beach bums.

For public good, not for profit.

What we talk about when we talk about the grid

Jun 18, 2015
The country's electrical grid is extensive, but also vulnerable and aging.
Arjuna Soriano/Marketplace

Closing the 710 freeway gap

Jun 17, 2015
A look at one of Los Angeles County’s most persistent infrastructure controversies.
The gap between the 710 and 210 freeways near Los Angeles.
Tony Wagner/Marketplace