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Science

Hatch renews call for embryonic stem cell research

Hatch renews call for embryonic stem cell research

DFL candidate for governor Mike Hatch is trying to make embryonic stem cell research a key issue in this year's campaign. For the second time in a month, Hatch held a news conference to propose a $100 million state investment in stem cell research.
by Tim Pugmire

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Inside the political mind

Inside the political mind

New brain imaging studies show that political allegiance affects how people view candidates, and that among political partisans emotion often trumps reason. Midmorning rebroadcasts a conversation with two psychologists about politics and the brain.

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A Midday journey through space and time

A Midday journey through space and time

Physicists will tell you that space and time are actually one and the same. Columbia University's Brian Greene, author of "The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality," explained how that's possible in a speech at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo.

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Bedbug outbreaks are on the rise

Bedbug outbreaks are on the rise

Some of us may have heard the old admonition, "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite." But recent bedbug outbreaks in Duluth and around the nation's hotels, hospitals and college dorms have turned the nursery rhyme into words of warning.

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Gov. Pataki's plan for "energy freedom"

Gov. Pataki's plan for "energy freedom"

In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, potential 2008 presidential candidate Gov. George Pataki, R-N.Y., discusses "Energy Freedom: Putting an End to Foreign Oil's Dangerous Grip on America's Future."

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The gift of life -- on the Internet

The gift of life -- on the Internet

You can get pretty much anything on the Internet these days. Cheap shoes. Used futons. A husband. And now people are turning to the Web to find kidneys and livers.
by Nikki Tundel

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Learning from nature

Learning from nature

Scientists and engineers are finding inspiration in the world of spiders and lizards for new materials and even tiny robots.

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All about birds

All about birds

Fall migration is underway. As birds head for their winter homes, two avid birders answer questions about our fine feathered friends.

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The quietest place on earth

The quietest place on earth

Minnesota has received a lot of attention lately for nationally acclaimed buildings like the new Guthrie Theater, the new Minneapolis Public Library, and the Walker Art Center. One building in Minneapolis has even made the Guinness Book of World Records -- twice.
by Cathy Wurzer

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