Original Air Date:
March 21, 2010
You know Marcel Proust as the author of the massive autobiographical novel, "In Search of Lost Time." But did you know that Proust can also be considered a scientist? That's the argument that Jonah Lehrer makes in his book, "Proust Was A Neuroscientist." Lehrer explains how Proust made discoveries about the human brain long before science did, as we explore the cultures of arts and science. Also, Richard Holmes on the discovery of the beauty and terror of science during the Romantic era.
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October 20, 2020