Doubles & Doppelgangers

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Killing Bono: A True Story
(Neil McCormick)

The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles
(Hillel Schwartz)

One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal
(Alice Domurat Dreger)

Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
(Carolyn Spiro, Pamela Spiro Wagner)
Killing Bono
01.14.2007
 (was 10.09.2005)

Imagine that you grow up with dreams of fame and fortune.  You're going to become a world-famous rock star.  The only problem is your childhood friend becomes the world's biggest rock star instead.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Neil McCormick shares his story of being upstaged by U2's lead singer.  Also, the individuality of conjoined twins.  And the story of twins and their journey through schizophrenia.

  1. Neil McCormick on "Killing Bono: A True Story"

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    Neil McCormick believed he was going to be the world’s biggest rock star, but that’s what happened to his childhood friend, Bono.

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  2. Hillel Schwartz on the History of the Doppleganger

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    Hillel Schwartz talks with Jim Fleming about the literary history of the doppelganger and admits to having his own doppelganger.

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  3. Alice Dreger on Conjoined Twins

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    Alice Dreger tells Jim Fleming that conjoined twins usually see themselves as individuals, but view being joined as a positive thing.

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  4. Carolyn Spiro and Pamela Spiro Wagner on "Divided Minds"

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    Carolyn Spiro and Pamela Spiro Wagner tell Anne Strainchamps that they felt almost psychically connected until they were in sixth grade and Pamela began hearing voices.

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