Minnesota officials including Governor Pawlenty are weighing in on a proposed coal power plant in South Dakota. They're concerned the plant would add to global warming.
For years physicists have been hurling insults at one another over a concept called "the anthropic principle." Stanford University physicist Leonard Susskind explained what the fuss is about in a Jan. 24 speech at the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Stem-cell research legislation that doesn't
explicitly restrict the use of embryonic cells would face a
gubernatorial veto, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Monday, two days before
state legislators delve into the issue.
New advances in neuroscience and brain imaging hold the promise of a greater understanding of the criminal mind. But Midmorning's guest says these advances shouldn't change our idea of responsibility.
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Global warming concerns many of us, but what to do about it? A scientist and political expert talk about the options. The conversation, moderated by Kerri Miller, was recorded last Friday before an audience at the UBS Forum.
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A legislative auditor's report says a Minnesota state agency is doing an inadequate job overseeing local watershed management units. In a report released Thursday, the office says the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has failed to perform key parts of its mission. The agency supervises some 240 local watershed entities.
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient stone tools at the site of a road construction project near Walker. The find may be evidence of one of the oldest human habitations in North and South America.
The latest biological research holds promise for fighting disease, but in the wrong hands could also threaten our national security. Midmorning speaks with an expert in biosecurity about current policy efforts at the federal and state levels.
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Spencer Wells could possibly have one of the coolest jobs in the world. Or at least the coolest job title: Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic.