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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature
with psychologist Steven Pinker
September 10, 2008
Run Time: 1 hours 02 minutes
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Liars, Lovers & Heroes: What the New Brain Science Reveals About How We Become Who We Are
with Terry Sejnowski
September 14, 2006
Run Time: 56 minutes
Liars, Lovers, and Heroes combines cutting-edge findings in neuroscience with examples from history and the headlines to introduce the new...
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A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers
with neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran
May 24, 2006
Run Time: 45 minutes
In A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, Ramachandran guides readers through one of the strangest and mysterious places in the...
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Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
with anthropologist Helen Fisher
June 8, 2006
Run Time: 43 minutes
Based on groundbreaking research, Helen Fisher sheds new light on the mysteries of romantic attraction.
Helen Fisher is an anthropologist...
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Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
with science writer Matt Ridley
June 16, 2006
Run Time: 54 minutes
Matt Ridley's biography traces Francis Crick's life from his childhood, through his famed scientific discovery of the genetic code, up to his last...
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The Science Reader is a series of talks given by scientists and science writers about their latest books or works in progress. Some are recorded at bookstores; others at academic institutions. Usually, an audience is present and a Q&A follows the talk.
