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James Miller on "Examined Lives"

James Miller has written a fascinating book called “Examined Lives," a collection of short biographies of philosophers from Socrates to Nietzsche...

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Humanity Beyond the Human

James Hughes is a practicing Buddhist who believes that the future may present radically new possibilities for death, including a potential end to the end of life.

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Jake Tapper on Types of Lies

Jake Tapper tells Anne Strainchamps about the importance of lies during wartime and gives several examples of strategic deceptions.

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Immortality - Adam Leith Gollner

Adam Leith Gollner talks about his book, "The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever."

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Isabel Allende on "The Sum of Our Days"

Isabel Allende talks with Anne Strainchamps about "The Sum of Our Days." It's Allende's fourth memoir, and takes the form of a letter to her deceased daughter, Paula.

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James Lovelock on the Gaia Hypothesis

Maybe the Earth itself is alive. That’s the remarkable idea behind the Gaia hypothesis.

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Howard Schwartz on "The Tree of Souls"

Howard Schwartz talks with Anne Strainchamps about the angel traditions in Judaism, and the many angelic appearances in Hebrew literature.

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Is Adulthood Dead?

Writer Scott Westerfeld believes the widespread popularity of youth culture is turning us all -- adults and adolescents alike -- into teenagers.

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