Eric Schlosser says our marijuana laws have a lot to do with class and race prejudice.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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We hear from orangutan researcher Birute Galdikas who talks about her experience in Borneo observing the lives orangutans and about the deep connections she shared with them.
Corby Kummer is the food writer for The Atlantic Monthly. He talks with Anne Strainchamps about Flur de Sel, a gourmet sea salt imported from France.
Daniel Mason says he likes the idea of bringing a piano into tune because it’s like bringing order into chaos.
No one doubts memory is one of the things that shapes our sense of self, but is there a science of self?
David Liss talks about how different trials were in the 18th century, and explains that modern patterns of thinking were only beginning to take hold.
The last word goes to Dr. Seuss. His Sneetches found out the hard way about trying to follow the latest fads.
David Couper was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than 20 years. In his new book "Arrested Development" he talks about his years of service. He says that less than one percent of police departments require college degrees from their officers. If he could change only one thing, that would be it. In this uncut interview with Jim Fleming, he relates his argument.
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