Evaluating the economic stimulus
The House is likely to vote on President Obama's stimulus package this week, but Republicans are seeking deeper tax cuts and more immediate job creation. Though Republicans do not have enough votes to defeat the package, they may delay it in the Senate.9:06 a.m.Peter Coy: Economics Editor of BusinessWeek.
Roberton Williams: Senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center and former deputy assistant director for tax analysis at the Congressional Budget Office.
The value of forgetting
Those of us who find forgetfulness troubling might be relieved to know that forgetting is as important, if not more so, than remembering.10:06 a.m.Gayatri Devi: MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine. She's also director of New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services.
James McGaugh: neuroscientist and founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California-Irvine. Currently, he's studying people who have an unusual ability to recall the past, including the smallest details.
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