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20 Minute Meals with Mark Bittman

New York Times columnist and blogger Mark Bittman stops by to talk about his latest cook book Kitchen Express: 404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less. You can view some of Bittman's recipies from the book here.

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Afghan Treasures

A collect of Afghan art and jewelry that many had long considered destroyed is on view at the Metropolitan Museum. It’s called "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" and we’ll speak with the exhibition’s organizer Fred Hiebert. It runs through September 20th.

You can view a slideshow from the exhibit here

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Amanpour on the Future of the Muslim World

CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour joins us for a preview of the Afghan elections and to talk about her new documentary Generation Islam, where she looks the broader consequences of little access to education and childhood poverty in the Muslim world. The documentary will debut on Thursday, August 13 at 9 p.m. ET on CNN

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Underreported: Geo-Engineering and Global Warming

As the threat of Global Warming grows more urgent, some scientists are looking at ways to change the climate through geo-engineering. Proposals include everything from sulfur-dioxide spewing zeppelins to simply blocking out the sun. The only catch is that most of these technologies come with dangerous and extremely undesirable side effects. Graeme Woodwrote about geo-engineering for the July/August issue of the Atlantic Magazine.

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