Michael Gershon talks about the science behind “gut instinct” and says most of the body’s serotonin is in the gut, not the brain.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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James Finney Boylan had gender re-assignment surgery in his 40s and is now Jennifer Finney Boylan.
Researchers opened the chimpanzee genome in 2005, raising a number of fascinating questions. Chief among them: if we share most of our DNA with chimpanzees, what is it that makes us different?
Philosopher Peter Singer lays out the argument that virtually everyone in America has a moral obligation to give money to help the desperately poor.
Healing democracy, one living room at a time. Joan Blades and Parker Palmer introduce us to a grassroots movement that brings small groups of people together across bitter political divisions, to help them find common ground.
Joshua Blu Buhs is an independent scholar and the author of "Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend." But he tells Steve Paulson he doesn't really think the creature exists.
Here's our final poem to share for this National Poetry Month, Jim reading Max Garland's "A Lesson in Love."
Ray Kurzweil and Jim Fleming met up at the 2012 Kentuck Author's Forum. Here's the audio from their on-stage interview!
You can also stream the video here.
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