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Suspicious Minds

There's a short story about a guy who's so afraid of other people reading his mind that he wears a tin foil hat to protect his thoughts. The tin foil part is crazy, but protecting your mind is maybe not such a bad idea. Academic psychologist Rob Brotherton says there are certain psychological traits that predispose people to believe in conspiracy theories. For example, there's an experiment done by a group of psychologists in Amsterdam. It involves a group of subjects and a messy desk.

FIND OUT HOW LIKELY YOU ARE TO BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES BY TAKING ROB'S QUIZ.

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Ron Powers on "Mark Twain: A Life"

Samuel Clemens was an energetic and passionate man who traveled the world and created a new American idiom.

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Sacred Pain with Ariel Glucklich

In many cultures, people use pain as a means of coming closer to God.

Ariel Glucklich talks with Jim Fleming about the history and psychology behind the practices.

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Tom Wolfe reads "The Postman Always Rings Twice"

Tom Wolfe reads the opening to "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and explains why it's his favorite.

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The Redemption of General Butt Naked

Are there – should there be – limits to the kind of sins that can be redeemed? What about mass murder?

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What It's Like To Be A Real Life Spy Girl

Television is rife with shows about female spies, whether it's Nikita, Covert Affairs, the Americans, or Homeland. It really seems like spy girls are having a moment on TV, but how true to life are these popular depictions? We turned to former CIA operations officer Valerie Plame Wilson to find out.

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The 36 Questions that Lead to Love

One of the most interesting stories of 2015 was the idea that is a formula for love—or, more specifically, a series of questions that might fascilitate falling in love. We spoke the author of this study, Arthur Aron, as well as Mandy Len Catron, a woman who used the questions on her partner.

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Thinking Like a Forest - Suzanne Simard

A forest is an amazing repository of both knowledge and wisdom.  Ecologist Suzanne Simard takes Anne Strainchamps on a walking tour of a forest to point out the remarkable web of life both above and below the ground.

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