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Friday, March 20, 2009

Technology

Looking Forward: How Will Lives Change?

March 20, 2009 Joel Kotkin, who studies metropolitan development and urban planning, talks about how people might be arranging their lives in the coming five years. And author Jamais Cascio outlines where technology might take us.

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Interviews

The Writer Who Gave 'Willy Wonka' His Ending

March 20, 2009 The film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was plenty strange. But the tale of how the ending for the movie was written is every bit as weird. Screenwriter David Seltzer tells the story.

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Children's Health

Treating Sensory Impairment Dysfunction

March 19, 2009 Sensory integration dysfunction is a disorder that leaves some children's skin hypersensitive to touch — and is often combined with learning disabilities and autistic tendencies. Dr. Sydney Spiesel, a pediatrician, discusses the disorder.

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