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Chris Yerga, engineering director for Android at Google Inc., speaks at the ...
Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
Syrian Minister: Removal Of Assad Means Destruction Of Syria
Melissa Block talks with Syria's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Faisal Mekdad, about the upcoming international conference on Syria in Geneva and about the Syrian government's view of the civil war. Mekdad says the government of President Bashar al-Assad believes a peaceful settlement is necessary to solve the conflict in Syria. However, Mekdad says the replacement of President Assad "means destruction of Syria, means no international conference, and means support of terrorism." Mekdad says Syria will not participate in the conference with any preconditions.
Analyzing The Language Of Suicide Notes To Help Save Lives
About a third of people who attempt suicide leave a note. John Pestian and others at Cincinnati Children's Hospital are merging psychology and computer analysis to see if such notes can help diagnose suicidal tendencies in the living.
The White House Under Fire And The Democratic Party's Future
As questions linger about the official response to the Benghazi attack, the White House faces new challenges related to probes by the IRS and the Justice Department. Political Junkie Ken Rudin discusses the week in politics and the future of the Democratic Party with former DNC chair Howard Dean.
Treadmill Desks And The Benefits Of 'Walking Alive'
New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean has spent years trying to find the right desk chair. She considered a pricy museum-worthy chair, a kneeling chair and a yoga ball before ditching the seat altogether for a treadmill desk — and discovering the health benefits of moving at work.
For her latest film, Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley turns her camera on her o...
A Polley Family Secret, Pieced Deftly Together
In a striking documentary, Sarah Polley turns the camera on her own family. The director and actress, known for films such as Away from Her and The Sweet Hereafter, was teased growing up about not looking like her actor father. At 27, she discovered that it wasn't a joke.