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Happy New Year!

Julian Calendar year 2767 begins tomorrow. 13 days out of step with Gregorian Calendar which started in 1582. ChinaR ...

Air Date: January 13, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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Faster and faster

We’re tethered to our smartphones, tablets and computers. We leave our phones in plain sight during bedtime stories, holiday gatherings ...

Air Date: January 13, 2014

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Save the date!

Let’s mark our 2014 calendars with these out-of-this-world reminders: Only 2 solar (April 29th- Annular, extreme ...

Air Date: January 6, 2014

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The changing nature of what we remember

Did you ever notice that your memory of an event changes depending on whom you’re with? Do you find yourself negotiating the detai ...

Air Date: January 6, 2014

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Giving of ourselves

Giving of ourselves to help others is a win-win activity. It’s deemed generous, kind, and cooperative. It also increases intimacy, co ...

Air Date: December 30, 2013

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Sunrise show-stopper

Time marches on, but sunrise will be stuck at 7:22 a.m. for more than a week. Winter constellations becoming prominent ...

Air Date: December 30, 2013

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Why men won’t go to the doctor, and how women coax them

It’s a perpetual battleground in the war between the sexes.  Elisabeth Perez-Luna brings back dispatches from the frontlines. ...

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Last minute gift for space geeks

LEGO Curiosity Rover model (295 pieces) goes on sale on Jan. 1. Designed by a mechanical engineer who actually worked o ...

Air Date: December 23, 2013

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Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett and Denzel Washington as Joe Miller in the 1993 film 'Philadelphia.' Suellen Kehler
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Two decades ago, Tom Hanks and ‘Philadelphia’ prompted changing attitudes toward HIV-AIDS

An in-depth look at the making of the film, its impact, and the distance traveled in fighting HIV and AIDS. Twenty years ago this ...

12 years ago

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Sleep in heavenly peace

For 40 million Americans, it’s chronic. For 20 to 30 million others it’s seasonal or temporary. Let’s face it, many of us don’t ...

Air Date: December 16, 2013

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Time grows short to tackle the fall 2013 to-do list

Winter solstice arrives Saturday afternoon at 12:11. Saturday also marks a manned mission milestone, on 12/21/68 – ...

Air Date: December 16, 2013

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Children of alcoholics

We know that children of alcoholics are four times as likely to develop substance abuse problems than other children, and they’re at ri ...

Air Date: December 9, 2013

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Venus and friends on display

Venus is VERY bright after sunset; at its brightest for the year tomorrow. Don’t miss it. Nothing is ever this br ...

Air Date: December 9, 2013

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Let there be (more) light

Earliest sunset arrives this Saturday, latest sunrise arrives early next month. Summer constellations can still be seen ...

Air Date: December 2, 2013

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Peace psychology: Conversations

The journal American Psychologist has published a special issue on peace ...

Air Date: December 2, 2013

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