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Face Time vs. Screen Time: Why kids and adults need more personal contact
Kids are always on their phones, tablets or computers – ...
Kids are always on their phones, tablets or computers – even when they’re sitting across from one another at the lunch table! Does communicating via screens hurt kids? We talk to two researchers who found that too much screen time at the cost of face-to-face communication could decrease our ability to recognize emotions, and possibly even shorten our lives.
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Using Humor to Discuss Serious Subjects
Sometimes talking about serious subjects, even with friends and family, ...
Sometimes talking about serious subjects, even with friends and family, can cause arguments and bad feelings. But just as Mary Poppins said, “…a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down,” humor can make the discussion of serious subjects go down easier. Our guests are two very talented and funny people who use humor, satire and irony to make their points about women in science, and the immigrants’ experience.
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The History of and Changes in Late Night Television
Late night television has changed dramatically during the past year ...
Late night television has changed dramatically during the past year with younger hosts such as Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and James Corden taking over the helms of popular shows. Are these new hosts going to change late night in a substantial way? And if so, will they be changes for the better? We talk with a media professor and a former late night talk show star and author about the issue.
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Stress and Hope: Dealing successfully with life’s negatives
We’ve all heard stories about people who overcome tremendous odds ...
We’ve all heard stories about people who overcome tremendous odds and end up becoming a success. Or they’re faced with a serious illness, but they manage to come through it healthier and happier. How do they do it? We talk to two people who have experience with adversity about what it takes to make it through the dark, and seemingly hopeless times in life.
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Questions with No Answers That Make Us Think
We all want answers to the complicated questions in life, ...
We all want answers to the complicated questions in life, but sometimes just asking the questions are enough to make us think deeply about our lives and our world. We talk to a man who has made a living asking questions that sometimes have no hard and fast answers, or where the resolution changes depending upon our age or circumstances. He tells us how the process of coming to an answer is often more important than any one answer itself.
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Super Storms and America’s Aging Weather Infrastructure
Super Storm Sandy was a devastating event that caused death, ...
Super Storm Sandy was a devastating event that caused death, destruction and billions of dollars in property damage in its wake. One fact that was brought out during the onslaught of that huge hurricane was the need to update our nation’s weather forecasting and emergency management systems. We talk to a journalist and author who conducted research on the storm, the systems that tracked it and found out how our weather forecasting, tracking and evacuation protocols and equipment need to be modernized to deal with the extreme weather that climate change will bring us in the future.
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Public Speaking and Stress: Strategies to take away the fear
Why are people so afraid to give speeches in public? ...
Why are people so afraid to give speeches in public? It’s the cause of sweaty palms, headaches, nausea and weak knees, to mention only a few of the problems speakers experience. We talk to a psychologist and a speech educator about why anxiety builds when we have to give a public address, and how we can use this stress to our benefit.
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Making Masterpiece: Behind the scenes at the PBS drama
The PBS series, “Downton Abbey” premieres this week, and it’s ...
The PBS series, “Downton Abbey” premieres this week, and it’s one in a long line of very popular programs that the network has produced. How do they find shows like “Downton,” “Sherlock,” “Brideshead Revisited,” and “Poldark”? What goes into choosing which programs make it on the air? And how has the format for “Masterpiece” affected commercial network programming through the years? We talk to the producer of the series and also to a TV expert about these issues.
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Looking Ahead to 2015 – How are your finances?
It’s the end of 2014, and we’re scrambling to get ...
It’s the end of 2014, and we’re scrambling to get our financial houses in order for this year and plan a bit for the next. Our guest offers some last-minute advice on what you can do to save a bit on your taxes and plan ahead for a more secure financial situation in 2015.
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A Christmas Far From Home: On the battlefields of the Korean War
It was right after Thanksgiving in 1950, when U.S. troops ...
It was right after Thanksgiving in 1950, when U.S. troops found themselves out-numbered by North Korean and Chinese soldiers in the frigid and unforgiving terrain near the Chosin Reservoir. The enemy destroyed the bridge over a 4,000-foot-deep chasm that was their exit to safety, but it did not scare off the brave men who were hell-bent on making it back to the coast. We’ll hear how they used their ingenuity and raw determination to bring as many soldiers back alive in spite of overwhelming odds.
