Patt Morrison for July 6, 2012

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Scientists finally find new subatomic particle Higgs boson

A $10 billion budget that involved 6,000 researchers finally paid off. Scientists in Europe announced Wednesday that they have finally found the Higgs boson particle.

Jonathan Demme goes on another journey with Neil Young

Jonathan Demme is a tough guy to nail down. He has made a career of creating very different, but successful films. Everything from “The Silence of the Lambs” to “Rachel Getting Married” and the documentary “Jimmy Carter Man from Plains.
History is shaped by many, but perhaps even more so by journalists and members of the media, whose choices about what stories to follow and questions to ask influence much of public dialogue (like it or not).
The Paley Center For Media Presents An Evening With "The Closer"
What’s the secret behind the most successful series in the history of basic cable? Chocolate. Well, that and a meticulously researched plotline, consulted on by the likes of former Los Angeles County district attorney Gil Garcetti, and a powerhouse of a leading lady, Kyra Sedgwick.
Commuters board a train during the eveni

The ‘busy’ trap: got free time?

The phrase “I have free time” seems to be so elusive in the rustle and bustle of our modern day society. Busyness is now potentially an addictive condition for adults all the way down to children.
Ny versus LA

Is summer better in LA or NY?

WNYC's Brian Lehrer, Patt’s counterpart on the East Coast, joins her for one of their periodic duels of L.A. versus N.Y.C.
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