Education

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Rebuilding New Orleans

June 28, 2007

A new report says large sections of the city are still prone to flooding, but recovery continues.

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Ralph Savarese: "Reasonable People" (Other Press)

June 25, 2007

A father's account of life with his adopted autistic son and what his years as DJ's father have taught him about the meaning of family, the politics of neurological differences, and nature of human possibility.

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Tal Ben-Shahar: "Happier" (McGraw Hill)

June 21, 2007

Positive Psychology has surpassed Introduction to Economics as the most popular course at Harvard, attracting about one fifth of the student body. We learn what positive psychology means and how it can make you happier.

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Marietta McCarty: "Little Big Minds" (Tarcher/Penguin) (Rebroadcast)

May 28, 2007

Learning about philosophy is something often reserved for college classes. Philosophy professor Marietta McCarty explains why kids from kindergarten through the 8th grade should be introduced to philosophy in order to help develop...

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Walter Isaacson: "Einstein" (Simon & Schuster)

May 23, 2007

Recently released personal papers of Albert Einstein shed new light on the world's most famous physicist. A look at the man behind E=MC2.

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Brooks Jackson: "unSpun" (Random House)

April 30, 2007

Politicians aren't the only ones who spin. The co-creator of factcheck.org explains how to detect spin in everyday life.

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Candice Kelsey: "Generation My Space" (Marlowe & Co)

April 18, 2007

Online social networking websites are some of the most popular sites that teens and twenty-somethings visit. But MySpace, Facebook, and others have hidden dangers that often elude parents. A look at how social networks are changing the...

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Talking about Race

April 18, 2007

A look at where the conversation on race has arrived and where people want it to lead.

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American Universities in the Middle East: Agents of Change

March 28, 2007

American Universities in the Middle East play a vital role educating future political, business and cultural leaders from the Arab world. Three American university presidents from Lebanon and Egypt discuss the state of liberal arts...

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Caitlin O'Connell: "The Elephant's Secret Sense" (Free Press)

March 26, 2007

An internationally acclaimed field scientist explains her theory of how elephants use seismic communication and why she believes elephant conservation is important for humans.

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