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Robots open up the world of art

The De Young, one of San Francisco’s fine art museums, now has two robots that open the museum up to those who cannot attend, including the physically handicapped. John Blackstone reports on the state-of-the-art in museum tour guides, and interviews robotics activist Henry Evans, a former Silicon Valley executive who is now almost completely paralyzed, and who worked with the museum to make touring by robot a reality. Source

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Almanac: The first selfie

The early American photographer Robert Cornelius – credited with taking the very first photographic self-portrait in America – was born in Philadelphia 206 years ago today. Charles Osgood reports. Source

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Living through winter at Yellowstone National Park

Steve Fuller is the Winter Caretaker of Yellowstone National Park – one of just a handful of hearty souls who remain in the wilderness long after the summer tourists have gone. He’s stuck out the solitary existence of the position for 42 years, ever since the winter of 1973. Lee Cowan reports. Source

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Melissa Calusinski interrogation: “I did not do anything”

In the first hours of questioning, Melissa Calusinski, 22, tells detectives, “I had nothing to do with it.” “I did not do anything.” The day care worker was first questioned by Lake Zurich, Ill., police detectives two days after the death of 16-month-old Ben Kingan, a toddler in her care. Source

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From the archives: Leonard Nimoy on “Star Trek”

Watch excerpts from correspondent John Blackstone’s 2005 interview with actor Leonard Nimoy, who created the character of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek.” He talks about what the role meant to him and his career; about competition among the show’s ensemble cast; how fans kept the sci-fi series alive through syndication and beyond; and about his reaction to the release of “Star Wars.” Source

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