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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.
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.
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.