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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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U of M opens new medical biosciences building

U of M opens new medical biosciences building

The University of Minnesota has opened a new medical biosciences building on the school's Twin Cities campus.
by Tim Post

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A climate of change in Copenhagen

A climate of change in Copenhagen

What's at stake, and what needs to be done, at the climate conference next month in Copenhagen.
by Rolf Nordstrom

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When science and literature inspired one another

When science and literature inspired one another

While Wordsworth and Byron were forging the age of Romantic literature, a burst of scientific discovery was happening that forever changed astronomy, chemistry, and physics. Author Richard Holmes reaches back to this period in history to understand the foundations of modern science.

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Study suggests medical errors due to doctor burn-out

A new study by the Mayo Clinic suggests major medical errors reported by American surgeons are related to burn-out and depression.
by Elizabeth Baier

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The latest in road safety

The latest in road safety

The auto industry is developing new lifesaving technologies that allow roads to send information to drivers, and give cars a mind of their own. But will such advances take too much control out of drivers' hands?

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Investor says Elk Run project going slower than expected

The California venture capitalist who says he plans to bring a billion-dollar bio-science park on a former elk farm in southeastern Minnesota said Friday it's going slower than he hoped.
by Tim Nelson

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