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We all think we'd be happier with more money. But once your annual income hits $75,000, making more money has no impact on your happiness. Elizabeth Dunn talks about "happy money."
Duncan Watts is the author of "Everything Is Obvious*: *Once You Know the Answer." He tells Jim Fleming how common sense often fails us.
Burkhard Bilger tells Steve Paulson how to catch catfish with your bare hands; describes the delights of eating squirrel brains; and chronicles the exploits of some Southern marbles champions - the Rolly Holers.
Etgar Keret tells Anne Strainchamps that he is the child of Holocaust survivors and that his work reflects life in Israel as it really is today.
Anthropologist Cynthia Mahmood is among the few Westerners who’s actually spent time talking with Islamic terrorists on their turf.
Cultural geographer Bradley Garrett's Dangerous Idea? Rediscover overlooked sites in cities.
Arthur Zajonc tells Jim Fleming that Einstein's idea of god is common to many top scientists.
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