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Author of 'Hamlet's BlackBerry' says we need more solitude, less technology

Author of 'Hamlet's BlackBerry' says we need more solitude, less technology

William Powers speaks to the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival about his book, "Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in a Digital Age." Is life better with these technological connections?

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There's an app for that: The future of medicine

There's an app for that: The future of medicine

Mobile technology is creating new tools, tests and apps that enable patients to get diagnostic information through their smart phones. But what will this mean for the doctor-patient relationship?

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The health of Minnesota's lakes

The health of Minnesota's lakes

It's peak season for hitting one of Minnesota's thousands of lakes. But it's also a time when the threats to the health of those lakes are most evident. We'll get a mid-summer status report on one of Minnesota's greatest treasures: its lakes.

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Sex, love, and loneliness on the Internet

Sex, love, and loneliness on the Internet

In 2010, fee-based dating Web sites like eHarmony and match.com grossed over $1 billion.

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The man who mapped Kazakhstan

The man who mapped Kazakhstan

When he couldn't find home on Google Maps, he set out to make things right.
by Jon Gordon

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Last NASA space shuttle comes home

Last NASA space shuttle comes home

Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, ending NASA's 30-year shuttle program.

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The future of e-books

The future of e-books

J.K. Rowling announced this month the launch of a new Harry Potter site, Pottermore.com. The site will be the exclusive distributor of Potter eBooks and will provide what Rowling calls a "unique online reading experience." Today, we talk about what to expect from Pottermore and the future of e-books.

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Technology wars

Technology wars

The battle for supremacy in social media is heating up, with Google introducing Google Plus and Facebook launching a video chat partnership with Skype. Who will win? And where will this leave the consumer?

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Severe weather marching across Minnesota

Severe weather was moving across Minnesota, from west to east, toward the Twin Cities Sunday evening. Listen to MPR News on the radio or on this app for updates. You can also follow @MPRweather on Twitter to get all the relevant weather watches and warnings.

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NASA's last space shuttle blasts into history

NASA's last space shuttle blasts into history

Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, dodging bad weather and delighting hundreds of thousands of spectators on hand to witness the end of an era.

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