Interviews By Topic

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Julian Barnes On The Noise Of Time

Julian Barnes discusses composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his bully - Joseph Stalin.More

The Power Of Empathy

Has bullying changed from physical to psychological terror?More

Finding A Bully After Forty Years

If you've ever been bullied, you've probably had revenge fantasies. But you probably haven't taken it to the extreme that Allen Kurzweil...More

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Digging Into the New Science of Revulsion

"Disgustologist" Valerie Curtis talks about a powerful driver of human emotion.More

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The Morality of Disgust

David Pizzaro explains how disgust shapes our moral reasoning.More

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Fierce Food From Around the World

Journalist Christa Weil has a taste for food that's on the challenging side.More

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The Buzz Behind Edible Insects

What's the new trend in sustainable, eco-friendly food? Bugs! Entomologist Arnold van Huis explains.More

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Adventures With A Bat Biologist

Biologist Merlin Tuttle braves crocodile-infested rivers, dark caves, and even bandits to find rare bats.More

Meet Steve Paulson

We’ve heard your office looks like it was decorated by the Collyer Brothers, the famous book hoarders.  Do you have a book...More

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