Eric Nuzum's memoir, "Giving Up the Ghost," is a true story about feeling haunted -- by a ghost, a girl, and his past as a troubled teen growing up in the wasteland of American suburbia.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Every year TED awards a prize and in 2012 it didn't go to a person, but to an idea: The City 2.0
Anderson explains why, and what the prize makes possible.
A Pakistan school is de-radicalizing Taliban boy soldiers, many of whom were forcibly recruited. Psychologist Feriha Peracha directs the experimental program.
Fashion designer Suzanne Lee makes jackets and skirts out of cloth she grows by fermenting liquid in a big vat. In the future, she believes we'll harness nature to grow all sorts of clothing and other products.
Daniel Handler wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events" under the pen name of Lemony Snicket.
The end of money. Really? Are we really on the verge of a coming cashless society?
American spiritual teacher Antoinette Varner - also known as Gangaji - says it's possible to transcend our stories about ourselves. She tells Steve Paulson that to truly know yourself, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". You can also hear the UNCUT version of this interview here.
David Blight tells Jim Fleming that Americans on both sides played a role in whitewashing the history of the Civil War, in favor of a more unified nation.
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