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Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs

Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs

from NPR: Story of the Day Podcast on November 08, 2009
Duration: 274
Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children.
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The Bombastic Fog Engulfs Fort Hood

The Bombastic Fog Engulfs Fort Hood

from NPR: Simon Says Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 186
So many voices have already figured out what caused an Army major to open fire on his fellow soldiers, despite the absence of key facts.
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Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family

Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family

from NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 191
In the West Bank, Palestinian relatives of the alleged Fort Hood shooter are shocked and saddened by the mass killings in Texas. Born in Virginia, Nidal Malik Hasan made his first visit to the Palestinian territories a dozen years ago, and had been in touch with relatives in the town of El Bireh on numerous occasions since then.
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Building A Better Lightbulb

Building A Better Lightbulb

from NPR: Science Friday Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 717
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $10 million to the first individual or company to develop an energy-efficient LED replacement for the standard 60-watt incandescent bulb. DOE lighting program manager James Brodrick discusses the L Prize, and what makes a better bulb.
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Can Oceans Survive The Human Appetite For Seafood?

Can Oceans Survive The Human Appetite For Seafood?

from NPR: Science Friday Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 1190
Faced with declining fish stocks, many nations are looking for sustainable ways to have their fish and eat it too. But how much fishing is too much? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses this and other topics in her book The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.
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Students Build Living Microbial Machines

Students Build Living Microbial Machines

from NPR: Science Friday Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 885
At the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, undergraduates from all over the world unveiled the living machines they'd created with snippets of DNA, from bacteria that change color when they detect pollutants to ones that secrete non-toxic superglue.
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Giving Athletes A Heads-Up On Concussions

Giving Athletes A Heads-Up On Concussions

from NPR: Science Friday Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 734
Football players take a lot of hits, but when does hard-headed play go too far? New research suggests that head trauma can do lasting damage. Two brain researchers talk about what happens in the brain when a player gets hit, and how athletes can better protect themselves.
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Considering Values In The Health Care Debate

Considering Values In The Health Care Debate

from NPR: Science Friday Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 2121
As health care legislation moves through Congress, bioethicist Thomas H. Murray asks if enough attention is being paid to concepts such as justice, fairness and liberty. Murray and health care economist Len Nichols discuss the role of values in the health care debate.
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Gore Urges Obama To Take Lead On Climate Change

Gore Urges Obama To Take Lead On Climate Change

from NPR: Story of the Day Podcast on November 07, 2009
Duration: 464
In his new book, Al Gore argues that consumers have "all the tools we need" to solve climate change. But unless the United States takes a leadership role, "it would be impossible to resolve this crisis," he tells NPR.
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How Do You Find A Job? Ask The Algorithm

How Do You Find A Job? Ask The Algorithm

from NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast on November 06, 2009
Duration: 210
The state of New York is looking for ways to reduce the time the unemployed spend looking for jobs, and it's turning to a mathematical formula for help. Using an algorithm developed by a Boston technology company, the program directs resumes to the employers most likely to make a hire.
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