9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

How Do Experiences Become Memories?

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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.

About Daniel Kahneman's TEDTalk

Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman goes through a series of examples of things we might remember, from vacations to colonoscopies. He explains how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently.

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9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?

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Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.

About Scott Fraser's TEDTalk

Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven't seen. Why? Because the brain is always trying to fill in the blanks.

About Scott Fraser

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9:57am

Fri May 24, 2013
WVAS Local

WVAS Local News

Keep those seatbelts buckled, the advice comes from the Alabama Department of Public Safety for people traveling through the state during the long Memorial Day weekend.  Motorists can expect to see extra troopers on roads and highways participating in the nationwide "Click It Or Ticket" campaign.  Many of the state's city and county law enforcement agencies are participating.  Troopers, officers and sheriff's deputies also will enforce speeding and other traffic laws. 

Alabama Accountability

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9:16am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 10:14 am

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8:51am

Fri May 24, 2013
Politics

It's All Politics, May 23, 2013

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 8:52 am

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  • Listen to the Roundup

Seriously, with E.W. Jackson in Virginia and Anthony Weiner in New York, what more do NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin need for their podcast? OK, maybe throw in the ongoing IRS controversy, Lois Lerner pleading the Fifth Amendment, an immigration deal coming out of Senate Judiciary and a new mayor in Los Angeles.

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8:49am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Deadly Tornado In Moore, Okla.

Community Surprised Okla. Tornado Death Toll Wasn't Higher

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 9:58 am

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Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., killed 24 people and caused an estimated $2.2 billion worth of damage. As the community reflects on what happened, one question is: How did so many manage to survive such devastating destruction?

Lifelong Oklahoman Kristi Freeman has seen her share of tornadoes, but she says the twister that tore through her neighborhood Monday was something else.

"This tornado was like a monster. It was like something that was alive. It destroyed your peace, your comfort," she says.

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8:45am

Fri May 24, 2013

8:38am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 10:19 am

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As the residents of Moore, Okla., and surrounding communities continue to recover from Monday's devastating tornado that killed at least 24 people and injured more than 375, we're keeping an eye on the news from there:

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8:34am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

Developing: Explosion, Gunfire In Kabul

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 10:40 am

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  • NPR's Sean Carberry, reporting from Kabul

There's been an explosion followed by the sound of gunfire in Kabul, NPR's Sean Carberry and other journalists report from the Afghan capital.

Reuters says the explosion occurred "at about 4 p.m. local time in a downtown district. ... There was no word on any casualties." The BBC reports gunfire can be heard near the headquarters of the Afghan intelligence service.

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8:13am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 10:27 am

Representatives of President Bashar Assad's regime have agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference aimed at ending more than two years of brutal warfare in Syria, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday.

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