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11/20/2008




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Minnesota Shooting Claims Ten
We'll have the latest from Minnesota where a gunman killed seven people at a high school on an Indian reservation.

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Schiavo Case Casts Shadow over Treatment Decisions
A expert on brain injuries on how legal intervention in the Schiavo case will affect doctor decision-making.

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Diagnosing the Brain Injured
As doctors and families struggle with decision-making, the science of brain injuries is evolving.

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Computers that Grade
Can a computer grade an essay? We speak to an official from ETS about its new computer program which grades test takers' essays.

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Reading, Writing and Text Messaging
Are email and instant messaging compromising young people's writing abilities?

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New Translation of an Old Tale
We speak to Stephen Mitchell, about his new English translation of the epic tale of Gilgamesh.

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The End of Life
Here and Now's Fred Thys visits two teaching hospitals in Boston to find out what happens when terminally ill patients find themselves in intensive care and nearing death.

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What is Euthanasia?
We get a definition from Dr. Michael Grodin, an ethicist with Boston University's Schools of Medicine and Public Health.

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Listener Letters
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  Today's Show Music

Waltz for Aidan by Mogwai

There There by Radiohead

Driver by Leo Kottke

Dream by Brad Mehldau

Someone's Second Kiss by RJD2

Gabe's New Joint by Antibalas
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