It’s illegal to sell your organs. But a recent NPR poll found that 6 in 10 Americans support giving organ donors compensation in the form of health care credits, and 4 in 10 thought donors could be paid in cold hard cash. We talk to a sociologist who studies organ donation and take listener calls.
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022-Die Strippen haben sich wieder beruhigt. | Audioponies
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Cash For Kidneys? Poll Shows Approval For Organ Donation Compensation
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Jack Hitt On ‘Making Up The Truth’
Greener Computers? Our smartphones and computers have power limitations. Battery life can be short, power is expensive, and computer chips can only store so much. Adrian Sampson is working to create "greener" software that would make computers more efficient. We’ll hear about the new designs
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KUOW Weekday with John Roderick
King County has received an $800,000 federal grant to train Washington workers for jobs in aerospace. Dow Constantine discussed the grant at the 40th Annual Economic Forecast Conference in Seattle last Thursday. What are King County’s plans for the money and what opportunities lay ahead for 2012?
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The 404 921: Where we’re just in time for a redesign (podcast) | The 404 Podcast - CNET Blogs
On today’s 404 podcast episode, we can only laugh to keep from crying about Netflix apologizing for their apology they made three weeks ago. Already confused? So are we, let’s just pretend Qwikster never happened and move on. Read this blog post by Justin Yu on The 404 Podcast.
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Geeks Without Borders: Hackers Unite for Global Good | PRI’s The World
The Random Hacks of Kindness movement brings computer experts together to build software that could be used during natural disasters or other global crises.
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Carving Out the Meaning of the USDA’s “My Plate” | PRI's The World
Lisa Mullins talks with Nicola Twilley, author of the blog Edible Geography, about the US Agriculture Department’s new My Plate symbol and other nutritional guideline symbols used around the world. Download MP3 Slideshow: Dietary Guidelines From Around the World
http://www.theworld.org/2011/06/my-plate-nutritional-guideline-symbols/
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Tech Podcast 263: Delete, an interview with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger | Europe | PRI’s The World