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Almanac: Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey

On June 23, 1894 Alfred C. Kinsey, the biologist and professor who founded the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and the author of the groundbreaking books “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” and “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female,” was born. Jane Pauley reports. Source

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Mars beckons

Mankind has never been closer to setting foot on Mars. NASA is completing construction of its new Mars rover, in readiness for launching next summer, while SpaceX is firing prototypes of its Mars rocket engines, getting ready for short test flights in late 2020. David Pogue reports on the prognosis for manned exploration of the Red Planet, and how human endurance is being tested in a habitat constructed on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano. Source

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Streetwear, the latest trend in street fashion

Contributor Kelefa Sanneh, of The New Yorker magazine, reports on clothes that are a mashup of hiphop leisurewear and high fashion. He walks with designers Carine Roitfeld and Heron Preston, and Vogue Magazine’s Lynn Yaeger about the bursting popularity of streetwear. Source

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Surprise! You’re attending a wedding!

Are you the spontaneous type? Can you keep a secret? Then you might be someone to throw a “surprise wedding,” an increasingly popular option for couples hoping to avoid the stresses of wedding planning or fighting bridesmaids. Plus, you get to surprise people! Luke Burbank met an Ohio couple who sprang the big news to their guests at a party that suddenly turned matrimonial. Source

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AstraZeneca CEO on progress towards a coronavirus vaccine

Pascal Soriot, CEO of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, says he thinks “there’s a good chance” the coronavirus vaccine they’re working on with the University of Oxford will be successful. He spoke with CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata about efforts to get a vaccine to the public in record time. Source

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