Carolyn Spiro and Pamela Spiro Wagner tell Anne Strainchamps that they felt almost psychically connected until they were in sixth grade and Pamela began hearing voices.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Clio Cresswell tells Steve Paulson that out of 100 possible partners, you’re mathematically likely to make the right choice if you pick the most attractive person who’s left after 37 dates.
Memory researcher Daniel Schacter tells Steve Paulson that you can be confident of your memory and still wrong, and explains other tricks our memories play on us.
Chelsea Vargas of Youth Radio provides a commentary about keeping in touch with teachers.
The average American voter is NOT smarter than a 5th grader, doesn't understand basic political facts and should probably not be allowed to vote. Philosopher Jason Brennan makes the case for an epistocracy: the rule of the knowledgeable.
Neuroscientist David Eagleman says most of the brain's real action happens below the level of the conscious mind. He calls the brain "a team of rivals," since different parts of the brain compete against each other.
David Maraniss talks with Jim Fleming about Robert Clemente and how he changed major league baseball for Latin-American players in the U.S.
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