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M.E. Thomas on "Confessions of a Sociopath"

M.E. Thomas talks about her book, "Confessions of a Sociopath: A LIfe Spent Hiding in Plain Sight."

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Nick Hornby on "A Long Way Down"

British novelist Nick Hornby has written a funny book about suicide.  It's called "A Long Way Down."

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Michael Dickinson on Robo-Flies

Michael Dickinson tells Jim Fleming about the robotic fly he’s building.  Dickinson thinks flies are amazingly sophisticated flying machines.

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Jonathan Mooney on "The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal"

What is normal? "Normal" is a social construct, not a medical one and society should learn to embrace diversity.

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Peter Sobol on the Best Science Books of 2002

Peter Sobol, an honorary fellow in the History of Science Department at the University of Wisconsin talks with Jim Fleming about the best new science books of 2002.

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Powers of Two - Joshua Wolf Shenk

Joshua Wolf Shenk talks about his book, "Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs."

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Kim Stanley Robinson Recommends "The Greatest Story of the 1920's That We Have": The U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos

Kim Stanley Robinson on "The USA Trilogy" by John Dos Passos.

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Jared Diamond on "Collapse"

Jared Diamond has written “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.”  He discusses a few case histories - like Easter Island - with Steve Paulson.

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