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Scientists are on the cusp of developing new technologies that could radically change how we’re born and how we die. But just because we can do it, should we? For lots of people, it’s just plain wrong for humans to play God.

But Oxford University bioethicist Julian Savulescu has a different view. He says we have a moral obligation to use new technology to create the best possible children.

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Tia Fuller's life is steeped in jazz.  She's a saxophone player who composes, teaches, and has several albums under her belt.  If that's not enough, she also spent five years touring the world with Beyonce's all-woman R & B band.  Her new album is called "Angelic Warrior."

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The recent "Blurred Lines" copyright decision has again raised questions about the limits of copyright law, and the disinction between inspiration and imitation. UCLA law professor Kal Raustiala believes the verdict sets a risky precedent for artists and misunderstands the way the creative process works.

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Russell Foster tells Jim Fleming how the body uses light to tell time; why night shift workers have more accidents; and why it can matter when you take your medicine.

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Steven Kotler spurned religion until he came down with Lyme Disease and spent three years on the couch. Then a friend took him surfing and he began to get better. Surfing became his religion.

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You can trace the history of the 1960's through its iconic music festivals:  Newport '65, Monterey '67, Denver '69, Woodstock, and Altamont.  Historian Craig Werner was there and says those festivals changed a lot more than American music.

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Sarah Stewart Taylor is a Vermont mystery writer who's fascinated by cemeteries. She walks through the Sawnee Bean Cemetery near Thetford, Vermont with Steve Paulson.

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Susan Morrison responds to Hilary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.

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