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MRI studies suggest that the tendency to give in to temptation is a matter of hard-wiring rather than choice. Do you believe it or is that just an easy out? ("Biology made me do it, your honor.")

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The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) was designed to help save jobs and spur the economy. Now, $377 million of that money is being funneled into research and development, much of it to university and government labs. Do you think that will create jobs? Do you think that's how the ARRA money was intended to be used?

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New research shows nanotechnology can help remediate contaminated sites and yet other research points to nanotech as the hazard. Are we turning our backs on an environmental solution or risking merely swapping one type of contamination for another?

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The U.S. Congress is working on a variety of climate bills. Do you think that anything we do at this point can make a difference or is climate change inevitable? Is it caused by human action or do you believe it's part of a natural cycle, or is it some mixture of the two? What effects are we likely to experience? Regardless of opinion, will reduction of greenhouse gas provide other benefits to our environment?

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President Obama lauded the solar power installation at Nellis Air Force base for saving $1 million annually. The hitch? The array cost in the neighborhood of $100 million, which means it'll pay for itself in 100 years. Yes, we need renewable energy, but it's got to be practical. Will solar power ever get there?

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