Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman is fascinated by the way memory shapes our sense of self. But he says our memories can be quite different from what we actually experience.
You can also listen to the EXTENDED interview, and read the extended transcript.
Political scientist Chandra Muzaffar, deputy president of the National Justice Party of Malaysia, tells Steve Paulson that the war is not about Islam.
Azby Brown talks with Jim Fleming about the Japanese ideal of the very small house – sometimes 500 square feet for a family of four.
Coral reefs and many of the oceans' marvels may disappear before this century ends, according to a new scientific study. Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert says we're facing the sixth great extinction. In this extended interview, she tells Steve Paulson stories from the front lines of the fight against extinction, from Panama to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
David Bond got scared when he received a letter from the government saying they'd lost his newborn daughter's data. He decided to see if he could disappear himself.
Etienne Van Heerdon tells Steve Paulson that many of his fellow writers are obsessed with his country’s history and that they could always say things in fiction that they could never get away with in journalism.
American spiritual teacher Antoinette Varner - also known as Gangaji - says it's possible to transcend our stories about ourselves. She tells Steve Paulson that to truly know yourself, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". You can also hear the UNCUT version of this interview here.
Brett Milano talks with Steve Paulson about why some people are obsessed with vinyl recordings.
