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President's science advisor John Holdren at Computer History Museum

President's science advisor John Holdren at Computer History Museum

The president's chief science advisor Dr. John Holdren, speaking as part of the "Revolutionaries" series at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. He spoke about climate change, the Sun Shot Grand Challenge, the Brain Initiative, and our energy future, among other science and technology issues. John Holdren says there is still a chance to avoid catastrophic impact from climate change.

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BBC: The return to Mawson's Antarctica, part 3

Discovery finds out how the seals and penguins are faring on and under the icebergs and in the freezing waters of the Antarctic.

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Partisan evolution gap? Politically insignificant, GOP says

Partisan evolution gap? Politically insignificant, GOP says

A new poll suggests that the GOP, already struggling with an identity crisis and facing ferocious internal battles, is out of sync on the issue with independents and young voters, who are far more likely to believe in the science of evolution than their forebears. But GOP strategists don't sound alarmed.
by Liz Halloran

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Does Mars need Minnesotans?

Does Mars need Minnesotans?

Four Minnesota residents are willing to take a one-way trip to Mars, and they’re among the semifinalists in a program that would send humans to colonize the Red Planet with no prospect of ever coming back. Jackson Kisling and Paul Larson are two of those finalists from Minnesota. They join an MPR News Google Hangout Read more →
by Michael Olson

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Snapchat suffers security breach

Snapchat, the disappearing-message service popular with young people, has been quiet following a security breach that allowed hackers to collect the usernames and phone numbers of some 4.6 million of its users.

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Improving Minnesota's rural broadband access

Ahead of his continuing tour of the state to address high-speed internet access, Sen. Matt Schmit, DFL-Red Wing, joins us to talk about efforts to expand the service.

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Brain-dead girl can stay on life support, judge orders

Brain-dead girl can stay on life support, judge orders

The order, issued by Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo, grants the family's eleventh-hour appeal to keep Jahi McMath on a ventilator at least until Jan. 7.

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On evolution, a widening political gap, Pew says

On evolution, a widening political gap, Pew says

According to the study, "A majority of white evangelical Protestants (64 percent) and half of black Protestants (50 percent) say that humans have existed in their present form since the beginning of time. But in other large religious groups, a minority holds this view.

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FAA picks North Dakota as drone test site

FAA picks North Dakota as drone test site

North Dakota will host one of six unmanned aircraft test sites in the U.S. researching ways to safely fly drones in the national airspace.
by Dan Gunderson

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