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Kerri Miller Feature

Literary mysteries: Who is behind that pen name?

Literary mysteries: Who is behind that pen name?

Mark Twain, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling -- why have these authors picked up pen names? And who is behind the most mysterious pen name of the moment?
by Tracy Mumford

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The intersection of faith and fact

Stanford anthropologist and author T.M. Luhrmann discussed new research that says we don't use the same cognitive approaches to faith as we do with facts.

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How jihadis recruit in America

How jihadis recruit in America

Listen to three experts discuss the men recruited from Minnesota and what kind of threat this recruitment poses in communities around the country.

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Taming birds and grief in 'H is for Hawk'

Taming birds and grief in 'H is for Hawk'

Grief can drive people to do strange things -- like bring home a 10-week-old bird of prey. That's how Helen Macdonald's memoir begins.
by Tracy Mumford

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How to raise children who are 'The Opposite of Spoiled'

How to raise children who are 'The Opposite of Spoiled'

Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist for The New York Times, discusses how to raise kids who are smart about money.
by Tracy Mumford

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Political Junkie on Walter Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro

Political Junkie on Walter Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro

Political analyst Ken Rudin joins MPR News to give his perspective on the national political scene.

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Norway prison offers nature walks, volleyball for violent offenders

Norway prison offers nature walks, volleyball for violent offenders

When you think of prison, you don't think of nature walks, communal kitchens and volleyball games, but that's the approach taken at Norway's Halden prison.

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The importance of failure in science

The importance of failure in science

Failure is essential to science, though it's not very well understood outside of the field. Listen to three people in the field talk about the role of mistakes, setbacks and failures in the scientific process.

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What should we do about antibiotic resistance?

What should we do about antibiotic resistance?

Listen to two experts discuss solutions to the over-use of antibiotics and how to fight superbugs.

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Measuring climate change in 25 square inches

Christopher Field, director of Carnegie's Department of Global Ecology, works on a tiny scale in the field. Instead of describing vast land or seascapes, he focuses on a 5-inch-by-5-inch square of grassland.

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