Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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It can be awkward to receive gifts. Especially if they’re gifts you don’t really want. The same goes for help.
Haddayr Copley- Woods has been grappling with how to handle unwanted help since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Artist Neil Harbisson was born greyscale colorblind. He says he liked seeing only in shades of black and white, but he still wanted to experience color. So he developed an implant that would help him hear colors well beyond the normal human spectrum, from ultraviolet to infrareds.
In this extended conversation, Neil talks about the art he makes with his new sense, and about the challenges of living cyborg.
Clinical psychologist Daniel Goleman talks about how his discovery of Buddhist psychology shaped his life and career, as well as his best-selling book, "Emotional Intelligence."
If the mall-as-temple turns you off, you may be ready for Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
David Benjamin tells Steve Paulson that in those days, adults left kids pretty much alone, but relied on a network of neighbors to keep tabs on things.
Brian Turner served as an infantry team leader with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Unit in Iraq. His book of poetry is called “Here, Bullet.”
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