Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Great Britain is one of the first countries to create "a gross national happiness index" - thanks largely to Lord Richard Layard. He says economics should focus on what makes people happy.
David Rieff has written a sobering account of his mother's last days. It's called "Swimming in a Sea of Death," and tells how he tried to do the right thing by his mother - Susan Sontag - while also being true to himself.
Producer Cynthia Woodland introduces us to "The Bid Whist Ladies" - a small group of African American women in Madison, Wisconsin who've been meeting once a week to play cards for over 25 years.
Denis Kitchen founded Kitchen Sink Press in 1969, and he was the publisher who brought Eisner's work to the public.
Even when there's no one else in the room, we're never really alone, argues Joshua Wolf Schenk. We're in constant creative dialogue with the voices in our heads. But we need solitude to hear them. So this Valentine's Day, go spend some time alone!
Barbara Moran practices the ancient art of coffee divination - reading the future through examination of coffee grounds. Anne Strainchamps visits her for a reading.
So if you want to protect your privacy when you’re online or on the street, what do you do? Photographer Adam Harvey is developing a DIY solution...
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