Chris Moulin is a cognitive neuro-psychologist at Leeds University.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Diane Ravitch was a strong proponent of charter schools and the No Child Left Behind program. She now recognizes the political agenda behind all the recent school cuts and has changed her mind.
Doug Gordon reports on the TV phenomenon "Lost." He offers some explanations about why it's so popular and has some theories about the island.
For decades, urbanists have been thinking about cities as organisms. They take in resources, eject waste, spread and grow. Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West decided to put the idea through the mathematical ringer. So, are cities like organisms? Yes. And no.
You can also hear the uncut interview with West.
Aubrey Ralph explains his enthusiasm for the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA.
Nobel Laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman talks to Steve Paulson about the two basic systems that drive the way we think. Kahneman is the author of "Thinking, Fast and Slow.'
Edward Friedman tells Steve Paulson that the Chinese act as if they are already involved in a Cold War with the U.S.
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