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This year's big ideas

This year's big ideas

Twelve speakers from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival present their "big idea" on the first night of the festival.

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Mr. Mummy discusses King Tut's secrets

Mr. Mummy discusses King Tut's secrets

One of the world's foremost experts on Egyptology and mummies joins Midmorning to discuss the science, and the secrets contained, by the world's most famous mummies.

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Alleged hackers of Star Tribune website arrested in Latvia

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has disrupted an international crime ring that allegedly ran a scam involving the Minneapolis Star Tribune's website.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Inside the subconscious mind

Inside the subconscious mind

The conscious mind might get much of the credit for our actions, but neuroscientist David Eagleman argues in his new book that many of our preferences, thoughts, and intentions are driven by unconscious processes.

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Online flirtations not exclusive to celebrities

Online flirtations not exclusive to celebrities

Rep. Anthony Weiner might have to resign over his online behavior, but he's not the only one sending out pictures of himself via text or Twitter. Experts say the online flirtations that got him into so much trouble are far from unusual.

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Scientists: 'Super' wheat to boost food security

Scientists: 'Super' wheat to boost food security

Scientists say they're close to producing new "super varieties" of wheat that will resist a virulent fungus while boosting yields up to 15 percent, potentially easing a deadly threat to the world's food supply.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Electrocognition and mind reading

Electrocognition and mind reading

An old technology called electrocorticography, or ECoG, uses electrodes placed on the surface of the brain to detect electrical signals coming from the brain itself. Now, researchers are using ECoG to read minds.

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Around MN: Cravaack's car; no budget progress

Around MN: Cravaack's car; no budget progress

Every day, MPR's Minnesota Today team highlights important stories throughout the state. Find more statewide news any time at www.minnesotatoday.org
by Michael Olson

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Jobs emerges from leave, unveils new products

Jobs emerges from leave, unveils new products

Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries, songs and other files among their devices more easily.

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