Science Forum: Seth Mnookin’s ‘The Panic Virus’

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with writer Seth Mnookin about his new book, ‘The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear.’ Mnookin explores why an anti-vaccination campaign has been so powerful, even though it was based on fraudulent science. Download MP3
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Iraqi Internet Bill, Africa Connected, NComputing, and Autism Detection Software

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Fibre-optic broadband Internet access has come to East Africa by way of an undersea cable. We explore “Connected Africa,” and hear a number of viewpoints. Also, the Iraqi parliament mulls a measure that might restrict what citizens can and can’t see online. We have an interview with Stephen Dukker of NComputing, a company that wants to turn your PC into, well, 10 or 12 PCs. And we end with some software designed to detect early signs of autism in the speech patterns of children.

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