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  Remembering Carl Sagan

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:38 AM ET

  Science project.  Image courtesy of NASA via Wikimedia Commons. Front page image courtesy of NASA Solar System Exploration via Wikimedi Read More

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  'Music Instinct' Documentary Takes Paris Prize

  By John Casey | Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  Researchers and musicians "investigate the biological, emotional and psychological impact of music." Read More

  More like this in: National Science Foundation, Neuroscience, Evelyn Glennie, Yo-Yo Ma, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Life Sciences, Events, Movies, Music
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  Clueless About Money

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:02 PM ET

  going to go broke!"So now, Faison is trying to teach people the lessons of fiscal responsibility that he had to learn the hard way. He’s hosting a PBS special called "Your Life, Your Money”" that aims "to help you manage your money, not be managed by it."So does that mean Faison isn’t ridin Read More

  More like this in: New York City, Business, Money, Finances, Personal Finance, Donald Faison, Business, Entertainment, Good Ideas, Personal Finance, Celebrity, Movies, TV
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  This Recovery Brought to You by The Letter "R"

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sun Sep 6, 2009 11:08 AM ET

  Street, which created an HIV-positive puppet called Kami to talk about AIDS, knows how to approach kids with tough topics. The long-running PBS children's program is set to release a special called "Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times" to help parents talk to their kid Read More

  More like this in: HIV / AIDS, Sesame Street, US, Business, Entertainment, Life & Style, Education, Good Ideas, Economy, TV, Family
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  Treading Lightly Abroad

  By Ben Corbett | Fri Aug 7, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  is an extremely powerful act, and with this power comes certain responsibilities that many westerners fail to consider. Obviously, phoning PBS during a fundraiser or writing a check to the March of Dimes are wonderful and purely anonymous charitable acts (in 2008, charity in Americ Read More

  More like this in: Children, Charity, Travel, Science, Malaria, March of Dimes, Lonely Planet
• Degrassi PSA - It Worked

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:45 AM ET

  Hotlines (800.656.HOPE and online at rainn.org).Degrassi, a popular Canadian show that gained heavy prominence in the US with repeat plays on PBS, is known for facing sensitive subjects that most shows aimed at teens, shy away from. Degrassi: The Next Generation follows a group of student Read More

  More like this in: Television, Pregnancy, Tori Amos, Sexual Assault, Entertainment, Celebrity, TV
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  Sleeping With Elephants

  By Richard Bangs | Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:00 AM ET

  happened, but didn’t. And in a release of meaning I swallow a threat of happy tears.“Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose” is airing on PBS nationwide now. Check local listings. And the companion book is available from Menasha Ridg Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Africa, Kenya, South Africa, Conversation, Tanzania, Elephants, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Richard Bangs, Mozambique
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  New 'Electric Company' for a New Generation

  By Catherine Lincoln | Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:36 PM ET

  It's always scary when you hear that an old friend has "had some work done," especially one as beloved as the original "Electric Company" TV show. Like many people, Read More

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