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Thursday, September 27 2012

  • Olivia Wilde on the Power of Micro Finance September 27, 2012

    Olivia Wilde, known for her work on "House" and "Tron: Legacy," is also one of the reporter-storytellers in the new documentary Half the Sky. The documentary is based on the book of t... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | Sep 27, 2012 September 27, 2012

    Mouse Stand-ins Leading The Way Towards Cures, Treatment | Learning from Highly Selective Public Schools | The Ryder Cup and Other Euro-American Competitions | Is Obesity in America T... (episode)

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    • Mouse Stand-ins Leading The Way Towards Cures, Treatment September 27, 2012

      <p>A mouse in a lab is nothing new. But what if that mouse was an immune replica of the researcher working on it? Or what if a mouse could carry the exact disease that a patient was suffering from?</p>

    • Thinking Like a Scientist: Solution to Politics? September 27, 2012

      Is there a science to the way American politics is conducted? Rep. Rush Holt argues that more scientific thought is needed when it comes to the political system. Rep. Holt argues that...

    • The Ryder Cup and Other Euro-American Competitions September 27, 2012

      <p>An American economic boom or European downturn? What can we discern about the strength of the United States or the European currency union based on their results at golf's Ryder Cup?</p>

    • An Earlier Mona Lisa? September 27, 2012

      <p>The Mona Lisa Foundation, based in Zurich,&nbsp;says&nbsp;after 35 years of research on the "Isleworth" Mona Lisa, experts are now convinced that this painting predates the Louvre's Mona Lisa by 11 or 12 years.</p>

    • Is Obesity Threatening Our National Security? September 27, 2012

      Twenty-seven percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 are too fat to serve in the United States military. Add that number to those who cannot serve because they have a criminal record or ha...

    • Learning from Highly Selective Public Schools September 27, 2012

      <p>There are 165 schools in the United States that are so rigorous and desired that you have to pass an exam to get in. Is this a model that could eventually trickle down to all sorts of schools?</p>