Audrey Nguyen

In Lan Lam's recipe, the turkey is cooked in a preheated roasting pan placed on top of a preheated pizza stone or pizza steel to deliver more heat to the legs and thighs. "By the time the breasts hit 160 degrees, the legs are done and you don't have to go in and do much to the turkey," she says. America's Test Kitchen hide caption

Dani Clode modeling her prosthetic third thumb. The thumb is 3-D printed extension of the hand that is controlled by the wearer's toes. Dani Clode Design/daniclode.com hide caption

A cedar waxwing bird, photographed through binoculars. Audrey Nguyen/NPR hide caption

Sarah Comer demonstrates the game Beat Saber using a virtual reality headset in Washington, D.C. During the pandemic, Comer and her family had a competition from their respective homes across several states to see who could rack up the most points on some of the exercise games on their VR headsets, "as a motivator for us to exercise and stay connected," she says. Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

An illustration of a black women juggling several different tasks: exercising, talking on the phone, carrying packages and typing on a laptop. Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR hide caption

Harlan shares a collage of images from a family beach trip. She knew she wanted photos of a sandcastle, her family at the beach at dusk, downtime at the house and the cousins playing together in the pool. Creating a "shot list" in advance of images she hoped to capture helped her "leave her trip with no regrets," she says. Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

Some sexuality educators are pushing for comprehensive sex education, which would include topics relevant to queer students. Aleksandr Zubkov / Getty Images hide caption

Heritage language learners can sometimes feel like a failure for not being fluent before they've even given themselves a chance to try. Finding the right tools, setting realistic goals and acknowledging existing skill can make the process of learning your parents' language more fun and fulfilling. Cha Pornea for NPR hide caption