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Separating legitimate Ebola concerns from unnecessary fear

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 7m 32s

Dr. Eden Wells of the University of Michigan and Valerie Reyna of Cornell University.

As new cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control expands its investigation, national concern has skyrocketed. Gwen Ifill explores the psychology behind the public anxiety with Dr. Eden Wells of the University of Michigan and Valerie Reyna of Cornell University.

10/16/2014 | Rating NR

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Family’s losses propel battle against military suicides

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 6m 24s | Yochi Dreazen, author of “The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War" (6m 24s)

#Gamergate leads to death threats against women

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 5m 55s | Hari Sreenivasan talks to one of the targets of the harassment, Brianna Wu. (5m 55s)

HBO offers streaming as viewers shift to TV à la carte

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 5m 7s | HBO is launching a standalone streaming service, with CBS announcing a similar plan. (5m 7s)

Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 6m 58s | A look at the evolution of student protest at Berkeley and beyond. (6m 58s)

One student's path from homeless shelter to Georgetown

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 4m 46s | More than 1.2 million homeless students were enrolled in public schools last year. (4m 46s)

Storymoja festival celebrates flourishing African literature

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 7m 10s | New voices of African literature and the future of literacy in Kenya. (7m 10s)

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