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National climate change expert discusses Copenhagen summit

National climate change expert discusses Copenhagen summit

As delegates from around the world meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, one of the nation's top climate scientists joins Midday to answer questions about the conference and about global warming.

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EU commits $3.6 billion yearly to poor nations to fight global warming

EU commits $3.6 billion yearly to poor nations to fight global warming

EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster talks in Copenhagen.

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Meteor showers and 'The Lives of Stars'

Meteor showers and 'The Lives of Stars'

Stargazers mark your calendars: the most reliably showy meteor shower of the year comes around on Sunday (Dec. 13) and Monday (Dec. 14). The Geminid meteor shower usually displays 100 meteors per hour. Astronomer Ken Croswell talks about meteor showers and the continuing controversy over Pluto, which was declassified as a planet in 2006.

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Geeks' technology tips and predictions

Geeks' technology tips and predictions

Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens looks into the future of mobile technology. Also, one of the founders of the Geek Girls website talks about what tech developers can do to make their products more user friendly.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Capt. Sully tells his story

Capt. Sully tells his story

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who succesfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River last winter, discusses what happened that day and how it's affected his life since. Sullenberger spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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Books' digital future

Books' digital future

As more and more books are published every year, Harvard University's head librarian says the future for books and the publishing industry will be a digital one. The transition from print to computer will provide a test of how well we preserve our great works of literature.

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Do Americans trust scientists?

Do Americans trust scientists?

The public has developed a dubious relationship with science as skeptics increasingly attack research on vaccines, HIV/AIDS, and climate change. Midmorning asks "Denialism" author Michael Specter if Americans are actually becoming "anti-science" or if other ideological factors are involved.

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