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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

Piecing together the shredded documents of the East German secret police.

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Future Tense with Jon Gordon

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Future Tense host Jon Gordon reports on America's e-waste export problem.

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U of M builds a stream from the ground up

An artificial research stream brings a bit of wild river to downtown Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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35W bridge will be closely monitored

Hundreds of sensors, some placed inside the bridge's concrete during construction, will send data to the University of Minnesota for analysis.
by Tim Post

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Can't afford a stadium? Slap your name on a slug

Can't afford a stadium? Slap your name on a slug

Sure, Target will soon have its name splashed across a 40,000-seat baseball stadium. But Jeff Goodhartz got his handle on a Central American sea worm.
by Nikki Tundel

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Some video games appear to encourage teenagers to become more engaged citizens.

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Anthropologist on saving culture

Anthropologist on saving culture

He has investigated Zombie culture in Haiti and lived with tribal peoples in the Amazon and the Arctic. Anthropologist Wade Davis talks about the link between cultural diversity and biodiversity, and why we must fight to protect cultures on the verge of extinction.

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Future Tense's Jon Gordon reports on a breakthrough in video search.

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Cutting-edge technology makes new 35W bridge a model for future

Cutting-edge technology makes new 35W bridge a model for future

How fast the new bridge was completed has some people wondering how safe it will be, but officials say the bridge's advanced design and cutting-edge technology make it a model for bridge building in the future.
by Jessica Mador

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Best Buy to acquire Napster

Best Buy to acquire Napster

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Inc. said Monday it will acquire online music-sharing site Napster Inc. for about $126.8 million in cash, in a move to boost its digital media capabilities.

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