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Dr. Dale Bredesen discusses his new book "The Ageless Brain: How to Sharpen and Protect Your Mind for a Lifetime," in which he shares the latest, cutting-edge science on Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration. He offers a preventative program that he claims readers of all ages can put into practice to optimize their cognitive health now and sustain it for years to come.
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We go behind the computer screen to understand how social media is aiding extremists—including brutal jihadist organizations like the Islamic State group and white supremacists around the world— and in the United States. Terrorgram is an online community used to recruit would-be domestic terrorists. A ProPublica-Frontline investigation charts the rise and fall of Terrorgram,
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It’s a decision that can save your life. Colon cancer screening is crucial because it allows for early detection and removal of precancerous polyps, preventing or significantly improving outcomes for colorectal cancer, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths. When colorectal cancer is detected early, it's often highly treatable and curable.
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From pro wrestling and Beanie Babies to Insane Clown Posse and Jerry Springer, author Ross Benes looks at the explosion of low culture in the mass media in the late ’90s. His book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times reveals its profound impact and how it continues to affect our culture and society today.
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There’s a 30-acre site in Central Texas that has yielded over 2.6 million artifacts about the early human presence in the Americas. The Gault Archaeological dig is rewriting the history and our understanding of the earliest people who inhabited Texas. But saving this site from exploitation has been a fight. We’ll hear about the documentary “The Stones are Speaking.”
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Research shows that you can alter your personality traits by behaving in ways that align with the kind of person you’d like to be—a process that can make you happier, healthier, and more successful. What is the science behind creating lasting change in who you are? Olga Khazan is the author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change.
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We think of the surrender of Robert E. Lee as the end of the Civil War, but the end really wasn’t clear at the time. The Galveston News reported Lee’s surrender as a positive development for the Confederacy and encouraged Texans to fight on. How did Lincoln’s peace take hold? How did a divided nation come together? Michael Vorenberg’s new book is Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.
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As the Trump administration continues with mass firings in the federal government, one might think the one place that would be spared would be the immigration courts. These judges play a critical part in the Trump mass deportation plan. And these firings could mean an increase in expedited deportations without due process.
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The West Texas measles outbreak continues to spread. As of Tuesday, 223 cases have been identified since late January. Most of the cases— including one fatality—are located in Gaines County. Reporter Tom Bartlett explains why this isolated part of Texas is the center of the measles outbreak.
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One out of every four children in Bexar County are food insecure. Sixty-three percent of students in Bexar County qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Children in Bexar County are dealing with health barriers and challenges. What do we know about the conditions in the San Antonio area that put children at risk and how can we create a future in which children thrive?
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What does it mean to live in a body? Medicine teaches us how a body functions, but it doesn't help us navigate the reality of living in one. Surgeon Gabriel Weston grappled with the gap between scientific knowledge and unfathomable complexity of human experience. Her new book is ALIVE: Our Bodies and the Richness and Brevity of Existence, where she explores the space between medical science and being.
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Domestic violence-related homicides across Bexar County continue to rise. The latest numbers show that in 2023, there were 33 people killed in domestic violence incidents. That number is up from 27 during the prior year. Bexar County Family Violence Prevention Services is encouraging people to speak out and ask for help when needed. How do you think the community can protect victims of domestic violence?
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A growing number of people are concerned about the future of their Social Security amid all the changes in Washington under the Trump administration. Elon Musk is calling the program a "scam," and there are major staffing reductions— just as millions of baby boomers retire.
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When the internet was switched on, we were told this was the dawn of the information age. Turns out it was the birth of the disinformation age. There have been efforts to rein in the hate content on social media, but it has failed to stop extremists. Has online hate radicalized America and broken our political system? How can we fix it?Tamar Mitts is the author of "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism."
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Over the decades pregnancy has been depicted in American comedy in some funny ways. From Lucille Ball’s real-life pregnancy on I Love Lucy – To Pam and Jim having a baby in The Office. Victoria Sturtevant joins us to discuss her new book, It’s all in the Delivery, and looks at how comedy led the way to how Americans talk about pregnancy, infertility, adoption, and abortion.
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New generations of Americans are taking to the street in protest, demanding change and accountability. And they are discovering what protestors of the 1960s and '70s found out— protesting is hard, frustrating and requires sacrifice. But protest songs can help. Songs demanding freedom and justice go back generations and are also being invented today. We hear from Stephen Stacks about his new book The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song After 1968.
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There are certain genres of movies—like the western or the horror film— where you know what to expect. But what about the movies about journalism? This is the film where a reporter takes on the corrupt establishment and risks all to bring the truth to the people. We take a look at some of the greatest journalism movies in cinema and explore what they say about press freedom in America.
