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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Highlights of American RadioWorks education documentaries

Highlights of American RadioWorks education documentaries

MPR's Stephen Smith and Samara Freemark highlight the work of the American RadioWorks documentary unit. Part 1: "The Science of Smart." Part 2: "From Boots to Books."

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Intelligence Squared debate: Are lifespans long enough?

Intelligence Squared debate: Are lifespans long enough?

What if we didn't have to grow old and die? Life expectancy of Americans used to be about 50, now it's closing in on 80. Researchers are working on cures for diseases and biotechnology that could arrest the process of aging. The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: "Lifespans are long enough."

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On Abraham Lincoln's birthday: hear historian Harold Holzer

On Abraham Lincoln's birthday: hear historian Harold Holzer

Renowned Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer tells us this hour about Abraham Lincoln's presidency, his assassination, and his mostly unknown career as a newspaper man. Harold Holzer gave the 2015 "Lincoln Lecture" at the Minnesota Historical Society. He titled it "Lincoln and the Press in 1865: Mayhem, Manhunts and Martyrdom."

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Michelle Janning: 'Why Love Letters Matter, Even in the Digital Age'

Michelle Janning: 'Why Love Letters Matter, Even in the Digital Age'

Some things to think about before Valentine's Day. Sociologist Michelle Janning's research looks at "Why Love Letters Matter, Even in the Digital Age." She found that women save more of these letters, but men look at them more often. How do handwritten cards and letters, or emails and facebook messages, convey who we are...and who we were?

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