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Christine Kenneally tells Steve Paulson that Noam Chomsky thought language was hard-wired in the human brain, but later researchers have shown that its development is even more complex.

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Craig Venter, who's come as close as anyone has to creating life in a test tube, tells Steve Paulson what drives him.

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Azhar Usman is a comedian who's appearing on the "Allah Made Me Funny! Official Muslim Comedy Tour."

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Codebreaker, a new film by Patrick Sammon, tells the story of the brilliant life and tragic death of Alan Turing.  He died at age 41, having revolutionized our world by inventing the first computer programs -- and then computers themselves. 

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Cary Sudler is descended from a slave-holding plantation family.  He discovered that he shares the Sudler name with both black and white families in the area around the old plantation.

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What's the oddest - or most delicious - translation of traditional food that you've sampled?

LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has spent his career seeking out the best plates of authentic – or reinterpreted – culture. Anne Strainchamps asked him about food in translation.
 
Listen to the UNCUT interview here. We recommend having some snacks on hand!
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Daniel Wilson, author of “How to Survive a Robot Uprising” tells Jim Fleming the secret is to go for their sensors!

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie splits her time between the U.S. and her native Nigeria...

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