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It's All Politics

Logic Behind Obama News Conference Hard To Fathom

President Obama answers questions during his news conference at the White House on Tuesday.

April 30, 2013 What stood out were the moments he seemed at a loss with the frustrations of dealing with Congress. But no matter how frustrating a president finds this dilemma, it does not advance his cause to wear his frustration in public. Yes, he must acknowledge the difficulties he faces, but he also needs to transcend them.

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Monday, April 29, 2013
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NPR Ombudsman

Mideast Report: January — March 2013

April 18, 2013 An independent review of NPR's Mideast coverage by former foreign editor John Felton. He found the coverage to be generally accurate and balanced, but chided NPR for relying too much on Washington-based experts to explain events in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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Monday, April 15, 2013
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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Coughing And The Meaning Of Art

Musical instruments wait for the arrival of the orchestra during the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12.

April 5, 2013 There's a lot of coughing in audiences at concerts and plays. Why? Commentator Alva Noe suggests that the answer has something to do with the importance of art.

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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Mind And Matter: Confessions Of A Perplexed Soul

Andreas Linninger, University of Illinois, Chicago, professor of bioengineering, chemical engineering and computer science (left), adjusts his 3-D glasses Jan. 24 as brain surgeon Ali Alaraj talks about viewing the brain inside CAVE2, a system of 72 stereoscopic liquid crystal display panels that encircles the viewer and creates a 3-D environment.

April 3, 2013 What can we say about how the brain creates our sense of self? A lot and yet surprisingly little, as it turns out. Commentator Marcelo Gleiser ponders the many challenges scientists face to make sense of our mind.

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