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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers

You Can Make It On Your Own (#1309)

As digital technology gets smaller and less expensive, it is empowering people in unprecedented ways - from villagers in rural India who use computers to monitor the quality of their food and water to children who use PCs to write and play music.

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Program Description: Alan Alda brings his unique blend of curiosity and humor to the exploration of the latest trends in science, medicine, technology and the environment.

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