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MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Dr. Atul Gawande: 'Why Do Doctors Fail?'

Dr. Atul Gawande: 'Why Do Doctors Fail?'

The first of four lectures by renowned Boston surgeon, New Yorker writer and best-selling author Atul Gawande. The BBC's Reith Lecture series on "The Future of Medicine." Today's lecture is titled, "Why Do Doctors Fail?" Atul Gawande says there is an explosion of discovery, but there are many areas of complete ignorance.

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Health Insurance Reform: Are We There Yet?

Health Insurance Reform: Are We There Yet?

University of Minnesota professors Roger Feldman and Stephen Parente speak about the future of health insurance reform and Obamacare. Can America ensure health care access and quality -- in a system that's fair, efficient and affordable?

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2014 Mayo Transform: Dr. David Katz on lifestyle medicine

Dr. David Katz of the Yale University Prevention Research Center says there's a short list of lifestyle factors that give us incredible power over our medical destinies. Dr. Katz told the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation's 2014 Transform Conference that lifestyle is the best medicine, and culture is the spoon.

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History Forum: Hamilton and Jefferson's Founding Rivalry

History Forum: Hamilton and Jefferson's Founding Rivalry

A History Forum featuring historian John Ferling, author of "Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry that Forged a Nation." Two men who became revolutionaries for different reasons

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Walter Isaacson on the digital revolution

Walter Isaacson on the digital revolution

Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson speaks at the Computer History Museum about his new book, "The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution."

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First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were the "first couple" of American radio. This American RadioWorks documentary, "The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts," features rarely heard archival audio and explores how the Roosevelts revolutionized political communication in America.

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Doctor and patient views on medical diagnosis and mistakes

Doctor and patient views on medical diagnosis and mistakes

From the 2014 Mayo Transform conference at the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation: Dr. Lisa Sanders of Yale University and cancer patient Eric Dishman of Intel discuss diagnostic errors.

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Intelligence Squared debate on assisted suicide

Intelligence Squared debate motion: Legalize assisted suicide. YES: Bioethicist Peter Singer & Psychologist Andrew Solomon. NO: Baroness Ilora Finlay of British Medical Association & Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, member Presidential Bioethics Commission.

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Economic insights from Chris Farrell and Louis Johnston

Economic insights from Chris Farrell and Louis Johnston

MPR's Gary Eichten hosts a discussion about the economy at year's end with APM economics correspondent Chris Farrell and economics professor Louis Johnston. The event was held at the McCarthy Center at St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.

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