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Naturalist Sy Montgomery
Massachusetts GOP senate candidate John Deaton
FRONTLINE filmmaker Mike Wiser
National security expert Juliette Kayyem

The Key To Solving The Migrant Crisis Is Distribution, And The U.S. Can Help

Almost 400,000 Syrian migrants have reached Europe this year, fleeing a civil war that has torn their country apart and put major political pressure on…

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Are E-Cigarettes Just As Dangerous As The Real Thing?

Are e-cigarettes a safer alternative to lure kids away from real cigarettes? Probably not, a new study suggests. That study, conducted at the University…

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Martin O'Malley: DNC Is Rigging Primaries By Limiting Number Of Debates

Presidential candidate and former governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for Boston Public Radio. Highlights from the…

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Are Psychologists Taking A 'Hypocritical' Oath By Fudging Data?

Next time you read a psychology study that makes you scratch your head, trust your instincts. A new yearlong effort to reproduce 100 studies from 3…

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Why THIS Harvard Law School Professor Wants To Be President: The Larry Lessig Story

Lawrence Lessig wants to be president. But when he gets there, he only wants to do one thing: enact a law called the Citizen Equality Act. Then he’ll…

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What Lessons Can Presidential Candidates Learn About Leadership From Ernest Shackleton?

“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on…

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