Hold on. What is wonder?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that there's not much research on awe. And when he took on the task, he discovered that they're not easy emotions to study.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Scott Topper reads from the meditation journal he kept after learning a simple meditation from Buddhist monk George Churinoff.
Tim Flannery tells Steve Paulson about the asteroid crashes and vanished fauna in our continent’s past.
British actor Simon Callow is writing Orson Welles' biography. Volume 2 is called "Hello Americans."
Science journalist Harriet Brown says the medical establishment has demonized fat and misrepresented the science behind dieting and weight loss. She unpacks the four most toxic medical myths about weight and health.
Zia Hassan had a life-changing conversation with a 9-year old boy in a Washington backyard. A conversation that 2.5 million people around the world have watched on YouTube. Zia tells us about the boy he calls "The Philosopher."
The saddest music of all to many people is Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.”
<p>Climate experts are shocked by the rate at which greenhouse gases are rising. New US government figures show CO2 levels have already topped experts' worst-case scenarios. But if driving hybrids and switching to fluorescent bulbs isn't enough -- what is? William Powers presents a vision of truly sustainable living in an off-the-grid, 12x12 cabin.</p>
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