Jim Tucker is a child psychiatrist and director of the University of Virginia's project on children's memories of previous lives.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Len Fisher talks with Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it differs from "group think."
Jeremy Denk isn't only a gifted concert pianist; he also has a flair for writing about music. He tells Steve Paulson about a lifetime of studying the art of piano.
Would you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
What's it like to hang out with the U.S. president? Journalist Michael Lewis found out when he shadowed Barack Obama for 8 months, even playing in one of Obama's pick-up basketball games.
John Landis talks about his new book, "Monsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares."
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