Writer Sam Kriss's Dangerous Idea? The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" as satire.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Anthony Zuiker, creator of "CSI", tells Steve Paulson that getting the science right in “CSI” is crucial; remembers how great it was when the Mob ran Las Vegas; and admits he’s the show’s gambling expert.
Philosopher David Chalmers is famous for outlining the "hard problem of consciousness." In this EXTENDED INTERVIEW, he says the materialist framework of science will never be able to explain subjective experience - our thoughts and feelings, the expereince of joy or sorrow, self-awareness.
Carolyn Spiro and Pamela Spiro Wagner tell Anne Strainchamps that they felt almost psychically connected until they were in sixth grade and Pamela began hearing voices.
Bruce Greyson is considered the father of research into the Near Death Experience.
Jim Fleming and his wife spent a day in Paris being guided around the most fabulous chocolate shops by former Chez Panisse pastry chef, David Lebovitz.
Azar Nafisi tells Steve Paulson about her weekly secret meetings with students to read forbidden Western literature.
Novelist Tim O’Brien talks about the life-long consequences of the decisions the Viet Nam generation made in their twenties, and says it’s harder to effectively protest today.
Pages
