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U.S. Airways and American Airlines planes are shown at gates at DFW International Airport. The two airlines will merge forming the world’s largest airlines. (LM Otero/AP)
Monday, February 18, 2013

U.S. Airways and American Airlines planes are shown at gates at DFW International Airport. The two airlines will merge forming the world's largest airlines. (LM Otero/AP)

U.S. Airways and American Airlines planes are shown at gates at DFW International Airport. The two airlines will merge forming the world’s largest airlines. (LM Otero/AP)

 
ONPOINT
TODAY
Jun 18, 2013
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Murnaghan Family

Are lab grown blood vessels, hearts and lungs the answer to the nation’s organ donor shortage? We’ll look at the brave new science.

Jun 18, 2013
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969. (NASA)

In the days of the Space Race, they became overnight celebrities as their husbands shot for the Moon. The Astronaut Wives Club.

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Jun 17, 2013
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Pollution and power lines in northern China. (Adam Cohn/Flickr)

China’s rapid growth and its profound effect on the environment.

 
Jun 17, 2013
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his Tuesday, June 4, 2013 file photo citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made rockets, in Idlib province, northern Syria. (Edlib News Network ENN/AP File)

Washington’s new pledge to Syria: More military aid to the rebels. We’ll ask what aid and what it may mean.

On Point Blog
On Point Blog
Questions on Civil Rights Champion Medgar Evers?
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. We’ll be talking about his life and legacy. What are your questions about Evers, about civil rights now?

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What’s Your Question For Mark Bittman?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013

We’ve got a terrific On Point Live event coming up this Thursday evening. Tom will be interviewing food author and columnist Mark Bittman at the Paramount Theater in Boston.

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Tick Tock: The Secrets To Your Relationship To Time
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Claudia Hammond, author of “Time Warped: Unlocking The Mysteries Of Time Perception,” told us new memories make you feel like there’s more time, whereas routine makes it seem like the weeks and years zip by.

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