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Potraits of the Mentally Ill - Michael Nye

Photographer Michael Nye made portraits of the mentally ill and homeless people in San Antonio, where he lives. He also recorded their stories.

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Kim Stanley Robinson - Extended Interview

Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.

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Life in Pain

For most of us, pain is a sign of physical injury. Generally the pain fades as the injury heals. But for people with Behcet's Syndrom pain is a constant companion.

Jimmy Palmieri tells Anne Strainchamps about his practice of praying the pain away.

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Lawrence Lessig on "Code: Version 2.0"

Breaking the law by singing "Happy Birthday"? That's absurd.

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Reading: Kishwar Desai's "Witness the Night"

Crime fiction from India?  Sample a bit of Kishwar Desai's award-winning novel, Witness the Night.  Read by Marika Suval.

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Lorne Ladner on "The Lost Art of Compassion"

Lorne Ladner tells Jim Fleming that accepting the inevitability of one’s own death leads a person to truly appreciate living while you can.

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Miguel Nicolelis on "Beyond Boundaries"

Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis talks about the possibility of upgrading our brains with computer chips.

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On Our Minds: Hip Hop, Free Speech and Violence in France [Playlist]

Hisham Aidi—an expert on globalization and social movements—discusses the role of hip hop in the French-Muslim community and the recent debates about the genre.

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