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Vladimir Putin Hobnobs With ... Steven Seagal
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Author Interviews
'Bankers' New Clothes' Leave Too Little Skin In The Game
March 15, 2013 Anat Admati, finance professor at Stanford and co-author of a new book on American banks, argues that banks carry too much debt and have too little equity. Government support allows them to hide their risky behavior, distorting the economy as a whole, she says.
The Picture Show
It's Called 'De-Extinction' — It's Like 'Jurassic Park,' Except It's Real
March 15, 2013 Science writer Carl Zimmer says we're not going to bring back dinosaurs. But we might be able to resurrect other extinct species.
StoryCorps
A 'Good Enough' Dad And His Special Son
March 15, 2013 Tim Harris had wanted to open a restaurant for as long as he could remember. In 2004, with help from his father, Tim, who has Down syndrome, opened Tim's Place in Albuquerque, N.M. He calls it the world's friendliest restaurant, and doles out hugs to customers six days a week.
National Security
Is All The Talk About Cyberwarfare Just Hype?
March 15, 2013 U.S. officials and security experts regularly highlight the cyberthreat, but they also note that the prospects of a major cyberattack are remote. Cyberespionage and "nuisance" cyberattacks may be a problem now, but all-out cyberwar is not.
Energy
Could Tapping Undersea Methane Lead To A New Gas Boom?
March 15, 2013 A giant reservoir of natural gas lies under the ocean floor, and no one had successfully extracted it until this week. Japanese engineers pulled it up through a well from under the Pacific. But there are still lots of unanswered questions about the viability of this new gas supply.
Planet Money
A Surprisingly Uncontroversial Program That Gives Money To Poor People
March 15, 2013 The Earned Income Tax Credit has been embraced by every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama.
Race
Game Of Change: Pivotal Matchup Helped End Segregated Hoops
March 15, 2013 Mississippi State University defied its state's unwritten rule of never playing against a team with African-Americans. Its 1963 NCAA tournament match against Loyola University, which had four black players in its starting lineup, became a symbol in the effort to overturn Jim Crow policies.
Law
50 Years After Key Case, Problems Defending The Poor Persist
March 15, 2013 Next week marks the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that says defendants facing substantial jail time deserve legal representation in state courts, even if they can't afford it. Now, many lawyers say the system for providing defense attorneys for the poor is in crisis.
The Salt
A Daily Habit Of Green Tea Or Coffee Cuts Stroke Risk
March 15, 2013 Drinking four cups of green tea or one cup of coffee per day were each associated with about a 20 percent lower risk of stroke. That's according to a study of more than 82,000 men and women in Japan.
Pop Culture
Angry Birds TV, Coming To A Mobile Screen Near You
March 15, 2013 The wildly popular game has been downloaded 1.7 billion times. Now, the company that brings these birds — and the pigs they love to hate — to your phone is launching an animated series, which will be distributed via television and app.
