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The Daily Circuit Blog

MPR News Quirks, quips and questions off the air

Archives for September 2014

Book Lists

A great read about growing old

Stephanie Curtis September 26, 2014, 10:37 AM Sep 26, 2014
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“I am a world-class complainer but find palpable joy arriving with my evening Dewar’s, from Robinson Cano between pitches, from the first pages once again of “Appointment in Samarra” or the last lines of the Elizabeth Bishop poem called ‘Poem.'” Read more →

Health & Medicine · Science

Do bacteria control your appetite?

Stephanie Curtis September 25, 2014, 2:00 PM Sep 25, 2014
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“It seems that the bacteria in our guts don’t simply wait for whatever leftovers we have to offer. They actively seek out their preferred meals through tricky deception.” Read more →

Arts & Culture · Health & Medicine

Op-ed pick: Could Ebola start to spread through the air?

Stephanie Curtis September 15, 2014, 1:42 PM Sep 15, 2014
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“The current Ebola virus’s hyper-evolution is unprecedented; there has been more human-to-human transmission in the past four months than most likely occurred in the last 500 to 1,000 years. ” Read more →

Book Lists

4 easy reads for the weekend

Stephanie Curtis September 5, 2014, 11:18 AM Sep 5, 2014
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Humorous academic novels, a thriller and a memoir of the Midwest. Read more →

Arts & Culture · News & Trends

The great seat reclining debate of 2014

Stephanie Curtis September 2, 2014, 10:00 AM Sep 2, 2014
4

“In effect, to increase the number of cabin seats, the space allotted to each passenger must be reduced. However, this reduced comfort remains tolerable for the passengers in as much as the flight lasts only one or a few hours.” Read more →

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