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Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Why do we like spicy food so hot we can barely eat it? Why do we appreciate artwork more when we know it was created by a famous artist? There are many mysteries about human pleasure, and Yale professor Paul Bloom explores them in a new book.

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For whom the cell rings

For whom the cell rings

She gets along fine without a cell phone, thank you. She doesn't want one. Really. Almost certainly not.

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Where politics and science should not mix

Where politics and science should not mix

A science historian explains why some scientists are trying to undermine recent research on global warming and spread mistruths.

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New polls reach cell phone owners

New polls reach cell phone owners

With the state's primary just a week away, poll season is in full swing. For the first time the Star Tribune's polling methodology includes voters who only have cell phones. Rob Daves, a public opinion research consultant based in Minneapolis joined Cathy Wurzer to discuss the complexities of polling a primary election race in the age of cell phone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

The sun may be about to put on a colorful light show. That's because of two minor solar storms that flared on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at Earth.

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Smithsonian asks Minnesota tribes for help with new exhibit

Smithsonian asks Minnesota tribes for help with new exhibit

It's Kevin Gover's job to tell the story of American Indians to the world. It's a daunting task and as director of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian, Gover knows the story he tells will carry a lot of weight.
by Tom Crann

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Dark matter experiment leaving northern Minn. mine

Dark matter experiment leaving northern Minn. mine

Physicists plan to relocate an internationally-renowned underground laboratory near Ely to a deeper site in Canada by 2013.
by Madeleine Baran

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New gov't rules allow 'jailbreaking' of iPhones

Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally break electronic locks on their devices in order to download software applications that haven't been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.

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Top Secret Minnesota

An investigation by the Washington Post found 11 companies doing business in Minnesota that involve employees with Top Secret clearances, and they're not what you'd consider spies next door.
by Tim Nelson

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