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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Joe's Big Idea
Wanna Play? Computer Gamers Help Push Frontier Of Brain Research
March 5, 2013 Computer games aren't just for fun anymore — they're also valuable research tools. Scientists are taking complex problems — like trying to figure out how proteins fold and how neural networks work — and turning them into engaging games. And they need your help.
Author Interviews
Skipping Out On College And 'Hacking Your Education'
March 5, 2013 Dale Stephens says many students would be better off ditching college and finding alternate ways to complete their educations. His new book, Hacking Your Education, explores that idea. "When you think about education as an investment, you have to think about what the return is going to be," he says.
Author Interviews
To 'Sum It Up': A Legendary Basketball Coach Braves Alzheimer's
March 5, 2013 Pat Summitt grew up on a rural farm and went on to a stellar career in basketball. As head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, she won more games than any other basketball coach in NCAA history. Her new memoir, Sum It Up, records her memories even as she is losing them to Alzheimer's.
Financial Basics For Baby Boomers
For Baby Boomers, Lessons In Financial Basics
March 5, 2013 The generation that came of age in the 1960s is beginning to retire. Born after World War II, they grew up in an era of rising living standards, but the Great Recession destroyed any sense of financial security. Now they face challenges, including putting their kids through college and caring for their parents.
Author Interviews
Jeb Bush: Legal Residency, Not Citizenship, For Illegal Immigrants
March 5, 2013 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says the United States should overhaul its laws to make immigration easier and to give illegal immigrants a way to legal residence, not citizenship. He says granting citizenship would provide an incentive for others to come to the U.S. illegally.
Monday, March 04, 2013
It's All Politics
President Obama To Nominate New EPA, Budget And Energy Heads
March 4, 2013 President Obama plans to announce three Cabinet-level nominations Monday, including a new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, who could be on the hot seat in the looming battle over global warming.
