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Michael Phelps’ Historic Olympic Medal Quest

American swimmer Michael Phelps will attempt to break the 48 year-old record for most medals won in an olympic career, currently held by former Soviet Union gymnast Larissa Latynina. Phelps, with 16, needs to medal in just three of the seven events he will swim in in London to eclipse Latynina’s total of 18 total [...]

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Listening Post – Feature: The decline of the US print media

In 1972, a bungled burglary at the Democratic Party’s office in Washington triggered one of the most famous political scandals in history. Watergate led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, the only US president ever to do so, and launched the Washington Post into the media hall of fame thanks to the work of two [...]

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NDAA banned: Indefinite detention of Americans ‘unconstitutional’

A Federal judge in the US has ruled Washington cannot indefinitely detain Americans suspected of having terrorist ties unless they have been found in connection with the September Eleventh attacks. It comes just six months after President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have allowed American citizens to be held without trial [...]

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Inside Story – Just how corrupt is Europe?

A new report by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says the relationships between businesses and governments are enabling corruption and undermining economic stability in Europe. It blames poor governance and lack of regulations on political lobbying for the eurozone’s debt crisis. So just how corrupt is Europe? Guests: Chandu Krishnan, Meghnad Desai, Carl Haglund.

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Shooting a Feature Film with Your Smart Phone

Complete video at: fora.tv Hooman Khalili, Pat Gilles, and Chris Kelly, the creators of the recent film “Olive”, discuss the challenge of creating the first feature film shot entirely on a smart phone. —- Co-directed by Radio Alice and You Tube personality Hooman Khalili and Pat Gilles, Olive is the first feature film to be [...]

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US defense budget: Sound, but sequestration “a totally different ballgame”

Complete video at: fora.tv After decrying Mitt Romney’s analysis of the United States’ defense situation as “political” and “not born out by the facts,” Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that the budget for the Department of Defense [...]

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Carl Levin: Tax fairness “front and center” with voters in ’12 – thanks, in part, to Romney’s taxes

Complete video at: fora.tv Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that voters would be heavily interested in issues taxation and fairness — not the least bit because of issues raised by Mitt Romney’s tax returns. —– On Thursday, [...]

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Art in Science: How Innovative Images Led to a ‘Miraculous’ Revolution in Neurology

Complete video at: fora.tv Carl Schoonover, author of Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century , describes the “miraculous” revolution that occurred in neural imaging during the late 19th century. Because of the work of two men, he explains, our image of the brain went from “the gross outer [...]

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Inside Story Americas – US oil pipeline: Storm in a barrel?

US President Barack Obama has rejected the TransCanada oil pipeline project, sparking a political storm. Was it based on environmental concerns or just a political ploy? To discuss this issue are guests: Damon Moglen, Jeremy Carl and William Yeatman.

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The Global Water Crisis

Complete video at: fora.tv J. Carl Gander, director and co-founder of Circle of Blue, outlines what he describes as our “global water crisis” and its social impact. “Right now waterborne diseases are killing about 5000 children every single day,” says Gander. —– RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY Our Water’s Future: Meeting the Challenge of the Century J. Carl [...]

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Are Politicians More Willing to Talk God Than Science?

Complete video at: fora.tv Are politicians more comfortable discussing religion than science? Harvard physicist Lisa Randall discusses the role that scientists play in public discourse, stressing the importance of their participation. —– IDEAS THAT ACCELERATE: SCIENCE MULTIPLIERS On the Frontiers of Physics A conversation with: Lisa Randall, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard [...]

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