Title Behind The News: Super Storm/Asian Century/Homework Debate/Organ Farming/Robot Boy

Published Australia : ABC1, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 min.) ; 148746785 bytes Summary SUPER STORMBtN will bring you the latest on the storm that has destroyed parts of the east coast of America. We'll also look at what impact it might have on the Presidential election which is just days away.ASIAN CENTURYLast week there was a lot of talk about the Asian Century... and if that's not a term you've heard before it's probably one you'll hear again. The Prime Minister thinks that in the years to come Asian countries will be leading the way in business, politics and culture. So where will Australia fit in the Asian century? And what has it got to do with you?HOMEWORK DEBATEShould primary school kids be made to do homework? While some reckon it's important to practice what you do at school, some recent studies have shown that doing homework when you're in primary school won't actually help you get good marks when you get older. So who's right? Sarah has a look at the homework debate.ORGAN FARMINGIt's no surprise to learn that if you damage some parts of your body they'll never heal. Some internal organs are like that, and of course if you lose a finger or an ear it won't heal either. But amazingly scientists have come with a solution. We take a look at some special labs where scientists have started to grow replacement organs.ROBOT BOYHave you ever wondered how movie makers create life-like characters for their films? They often use something called 'animatronics', which involves the use of robots. Tash caught up with an Aussie school boy who makes some pretty impressive robots Event Broadcast 2012-11-06 at 10:00:00 Notes Classification: G Subject Debates and debating. Robotics -- Study and teaching. Robots -- Design and construction. Scientists -- Research. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Australia. Form Streaming video Author Bazley, Nathan, host Larsen, Sarah, reporter Thiele, Natasha, reporter Atsalas, Vicki, contributor Masella, Luke, contributor Tearle, Marshall, contributor Walker, Richard, contributor Wedding, Marc, contributor

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