The design of the things we use in our daily lives is more a result of accident than intention. An expert in design and history looks at the effect of global standardization on everything from cellphones to cupholders.
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The lakes and rivers on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota are an ideal habitat for wild rice. But the tribe is worried that resource could be threatened by the science of genetic engineering.
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New Yorker Staff Writer Malcolm Gladwell answers questions about his latest book, "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking," at the Commonwealth Club of California. "Blink," which explores snap judgements, is number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
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By the time you finish this sentence, you may very well have decided whether or not to listen to Malcolm Gladwell's speech at the Commonwealth Club of California. Gladwell's book "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" is about these kinds of split-second decisions: how they are made, why they are often surprisingly good and why they are sometimes tragically bad.
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The government is preparing to send robots to fight in Iraq this spring. Human replacements are also being used to explore space, clean up nuclear sites and care for the elderly. Midmorning examines the history and future of artificial intelligence.
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People allegedly posing as representatives of legitimate companies acquired detailed dossiers on 35,000 people from the data-brokering company ChoicePoint Inc. Thousands of Minnesotans may be affected. Midmorning examines the risks and repercussions of identity theft.
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University of Minnesota Physicist Robert Pepin, who served as science adviser for Apollo lunar missions 14 through 17, is confident that there is another earth-like planet somewhere that may be capable of supporting life. Voices of Minnesota pays a visit to Pepin as he recounts his remarkable career, exploring the cosmos without ever leaving the planet earth.
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