Dan Everett went to the Amazon as a young Christian missionary and became captivated by the Indian people he'd come to convert and their totally unknown language.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Author and physician Atul Gawande recommends "My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Daniel Cere tells Steve Paulson that the marriage bond is unique and enjoys a primordial power.
Essayist Chuck Klosterman talks with Steve Paulson about TV's "Mad Men."
Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist who's worked with big stars like Paul McCartney and Dave Edmunds. He's also a gifted singer/songwriter who's recorded 3 solo albums.
Artist Neil Harbisson was born greyscale colorblind. He says he liked seeing only in shades of black and white, but he still wanted to experience color. So he developed an implant that would help him hear colors well beyond the normal human spectrum, from ultraviolet to infrareds.
In this extended conversation, Neil talks about the art he makes with his new sense, and about the challenges of living cyborg.
Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.
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