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Iris Chang on "The Chinese in America"

Iris Chang is the author of “The Chinese in America: A Narrative History.”  She talks with Steve Paulson about that history.

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Isabel Wilkerson on "The Warmth of Other Suns"

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of America's Great Migration in her book, "The Warmth of Other Suns."

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James McManus on "Physical: An American Checkup"

James McManus got his editor to pay for the Executive Physical at the Mayo Clinic. He tells Jim Fleming what it was like.

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If the Earth Was Destined to Die ... A Thought Experiment

What if you knew that 30 days after you die, the earth would be destroyed?  Would it change the way you live? Take philosopher Samuel Scheffler's thought experiment HERE.

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Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich on Radiolab

Jad and Robert.  You probably know them by now.  They're the hosts of the hit pubradio program, RadioLab.  Steve talks with them about radio, science, and a whole lot more..

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Is it easier to give or to receive?

There was an unexpected consensus among the people in Madison, Wisconsin, when we asked them whether it's better to get or to give.

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James Kakalios on "The Physics of Superheroes"

James Kakalios, author of "The Physics of Superheroes", talks to Jim Fleming about Superman and science fiction.

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Ian Hacking on "Humans, Aliens and Autism"

In "Humans, Aliens and Autism" Ian Hacking analyzes the use of the alien metaphor as applied to people with autism.

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