Novelist Hari Kunzru on the line between cultural appreciation and appropriation.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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TTBOOK summer intern Caryn McKechnie spoke to a few people about how they felt the last time they forgave someone.
Thordis Elva reached out to the man who raped her, ultimately setting her on a journey towards forgiveness.
David Byrne is one of those artists who just keeps reinventing himself -- first as frontman of Talking Heads. Then by making films and writing books. Lately, he's been making historical musicals -- one about Joan of Arc and one about Imelda Marcos. He's just released an updated version of his book, "How Music Works," which includes a new chapter called "Infinite Choice: The Power of Curation."
Andrew Newberg is a pioneer in neurotheology. He says brain scans can show the neural signature of spiritual experience.
Jeff Schloss is an evolutionary biologist. He’s also Christian. As a scientist, he’s trying to develop an evolutionary theory for the origins of religion. But he says science can’t explain everything about religion.
Ancient humans lived as hunter-gatherers, with animistic religions. So why did people start to believe in Big Gods? University of British Columbia psychologist Ara Norenzayan has a theory.
African chimps store caches of big rocks to throw at certain trees. And some scientists wonder, are those trees sacred to them?
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