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• Is the problem of childhood obesity easing?
  A new study suggests the percentage of obese children has is not increasing anymore. Still, the rate is much higher than 30 years ago. Also, summer months away from school can help some kids with their weight, but hurt others.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Suzanne Rostler: lead dietician in the Optimal Weight for Life Clinic at Children's Hospital Boston. Rostler also is clinical director of a pediatric weight management company, Great Moves. She's the co-author with David Ludwig of "Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/ Fake Food World."
  Leslie Lytle: professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota.
  Resources
  Ending the Food Fight
  About Leslie Lytle
• Why science needs art
  Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein are all known for their contributions to the arts, but writer Jonah Lehrer says that their work also showed profound scientific insight. And he argues that without art, science will never be able to answer our most essential questions.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Jonah Lehrer: is an editor-at-large for Seed Magazine and author of "Proust was a Neuroscientist."
  Resources
  Jonah Lehrer's blog: The Frontal Cortex
  Seed Magazine: "The Future of Science is...Art?"

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