David Blight tells Jim Fleming that Americans on both sides played a role in whitewashing the history of the Civil War, in favor of a more unified nation.
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Can you fall in love with anyone? More than 20 years ago, psychologist Arthur Aron made two strangers fall in love in his laboratory by asking them 36 questions. Writer Mandy Len Catron tried out the 36 questions with a guy she barely knew. Now they’re in love.
The future of farming may be up in the air -- literally. Microbiologist Dickson Despommier's concept of skyscraper farming has excited scientists, architects and politicians. Could multi-story farms solve the global hunger problem?
Author of "Waiting for Snow in Havana" started to worry about death as a child, growing up in Cuba during an era of public executions ...
Michelle Wildgen recommends "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner.
Dr. Bill Bass is a forensic anthropologist and founder of The Body Farm at the University of Tennessee. It’s the one place in the world devoted to the study of human decomposition.
Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor says we're now living in "a secular age," but we're still trying to figure out what a post-religious world looks like, and how we can find meaning in a culture without any over-arching purpose.
Bruce Feiler is the author of “Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths.” He tells Jim Fleming that Abraham is a central figure for three great religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - but their interpretations of his story are different.
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