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The Science and Function of Dreams
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A look into our dreams—from sweet to nightmare. What they do for us and how much control we have over them.

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Electing Judges: Justice for Sale?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

An alarming new study says spending on state Supreme Court election campaigns has more than doubled in the past decade. We ask if American justice is for sale.

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Tracking Great White Sharks
Monday, August 16, 2010

Counting great white sharks, and why scientists want your sightings. Also, see an amazing surfer video from off of California’s coast and a “Facebook” of great white dorsal fins.

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Blackberry vs. World: Tech Freedom?
Monday, August 16, 2010

A BlackBerry user displays a text message sent by his service provider notifying him of the suspension of services, at a mobile shop in Dubai, Aug. 5, 2010 (AP)

The Blackberry saga. The businessman’s handheld organizer is facing the heat from intelligence bosses around the world. It’s high tech versus high security. Plus, Net neutrality and the Google-Verizon proposal.

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Video: Tom, Christopher Hitchens, the God Debate

Writer Christopher Hitchens is dying of cancer, and his well-known atheistic views are back in the public spotlight. Tom Ashbrook moderated a debate earlier this year with Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe. In light of the news, it’s worth checking out the “Great God Debate.”

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NYTimes’ A.O. Scott on Top Sci-Fi Films – His List, More

“Avatar.” “Inception.” Sci-Fi is back in the air. NY Times’ chief film critic A.O. Scott and io9.com critic Annalee Newitz spoke about their favorite films and what makes the genre so enduring. They also gave their lists of top picks.

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Huckabee on Immigration: Don’t Punish the Kids

In a Wednesday interview, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, an ‘08 GOP candidate for president and a potential candidate again in 2012, said he did not favor repeal of the 14th Amendment, or birthright citizenship, and said that all children of illegal immigrants should have a path to citizenship.

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