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Sound artist Gregory Whitehead demonstrates the evolution of the human brain with the help of some mashed potatoes and imagination.

We talk with All Thing's Considered's favorite French Chef- Chef Guillame about this tasty squid discovery. He offers a perfect recipe for this a large gathering.

Some House Republicans are considering sending President Clinton a welfare reform bill he once endorsed, but now considers inadequate. Last year, Mr Clinton vetoed a measure formed from House and Senate bills, but he said he could sign the Senate version. Now, the president says the Senate bill is just a basis for reform. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Tamil Tiger rebels are believed to have exploded a truck bomb in Colombo, Ski Lanka. Robert talks to Vijita Yapa of the London Times about the explosion and the governments efforts to deal with the rebel group.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that Louisiana's new governor, Mike Foster, is moving to abolish affirmative action programs in state government. The state's black leaders say that's sending the wrong message to Louisiana's African-American citizens, who make up 30 percent of the state's population.

Hollywood legend Gene Kelly died today at the age of 83. The dancer and entertainer is best known for "Singing in the Rain" and "An American in Paris." Dean Olsher reports.

Daniel talks with NPR''s Mike Shuster (from Tuzla) about the death, today, of a U.S. soldier in Bosnia. The soldier was killed near the northern Bosnian town of Gradacac when a landmine exploded.

Robert Siegel speaks with Washington Post China correspondent Steven Mufson. They discuss a Human Right's Watch report just released which charges horrendous conditions and systematic neglect resulting in death in Chinese orphanages. The group documents conditions from a few years ago. china replies that such conditions never existed and certainly don't exist now.

NPR's Neal Conan talks to Mike Doddson, Alexandria, Virginia as he plows a suburban side road. We find out plowing is hard when everything's closed, because cars are parked on the street and and you have to be careful not to bury them. And it's hard to find a place to put all the snow, which the city is dumping into Potomac River. Doddson says its kind of fun to operate big machinery, and the money's not bad.

Robert talks with Senator-elect Ron Wyden, who won the US Senate seat vacated by Bob Packwood. Wyden will be sworn in on Monday. Wyden is the first democrat to win a senate seat in Oregon in 35 years. He outlines what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure. he also talks about the first mail-in ballot that contributed to his victory this week.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

SYRIA - Hopes for an early breakthrough in the Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks have faded but slow movement forward continues. NPR's Ted Clark reports. -b- 16. CREDIT CARD SECURITY - NPR's John McChesney reports that Visa and Mastercard have agreed on a single technical standard that they say will allow for secure purchases over the Internet. The two credit card giants had been pursuing different systems with conflicting security specifications. Today's announcement means banks and consumers will not have to worry about choosing one system over the other.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the journey of one man back to his home in the mountains outside Sarajevo. It was his first trip since the siege of the city began nearly four years ago. The man was reunited with his neighbors whom he had known for 25 years. (8:00) CUTAWAY 2C 0:59 2D 14. NORTH AMERICAN ASTEROIDS - NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that of the hundreds of new cars and trucks on display at the annual auto show in Detroit, none is attracting more attention than the Plymouth Prowler, a brand-new knock-off of the "hot-rod" that became popular in the fifties.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the first genetically engineered crop to make it to the supermarket has produced disappointing sales. The Calgene tomato, which is genetically engineered to stay fresher longer on supermarket shelves, has been losing money.

Laura Sydell of member station WNYC reports that guilty verdicts were reached today for all of the defendants in the New York landmarks bombing trial. Sheik Omar Abdul Rachman and others were accused of planning to bomb prominent sites in New York City.

Daniel talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz, who is in Tuzla. Martha recently accompanied a small U.S. convoy to the Sava River where a bridge will soon be built, which will allow U.S. troops access to Croatia from northern Bosnia.

Reporter Mike Villars reports on a follow-up meeting in Philadelphia to last month's Million Man March. Civic leaders met at a church yesterday and discussed plans to revitalize African American businesses in their city and recruit more blacks as teachers.

Daniel talks with astronomer Andrew Fraknoy about the making of a new star. This past week, the Hubble space telescope beamed dramatic pictures a star embryo back to earth.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the recent two new movies based on the Shakespeare classic, "Othello" and "Richard The Third."