Game Change: LIVE Interview with Danny Strong

Danny Strong
10 March, 2012

Danny Strong discusses his new HBO film Game Change.

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Swipe right to make the connections that could change your career.

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No, we aren't talking about Tinder. Introducing Shapr, a free app that helps people with synergistic professional goals and skill sets easily meet and collaborate.

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She met mere mortals with and without the Vatican's approval.

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  • These maps show the geography of Marian apparitions – the handful approved by the Vatican, and many others.
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  • A recent study compared the public's scientific literacy with their attitudes on GM foods.
  • The results showed that "as the extremity of opposition increased, objective knowledge went down, but self-assessed knowledge went up."
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