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Oliver Sacks: On Robin Williams and the Brain |
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In this 1995 interview, famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks talks about the perils of profiling people, his friendship with Robin Williams (who played him in the film "Awakenings"), his wariness of technology, an island where 10% of the population can't see color, and his wonder over our "unim...
Date: 2015-09-09 13:39:32
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How Triple Agent Killed CIA Operatives |
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Author Joby Warrick discusses his book about an attempt by the CIA to infiltrate Al Qaeda, which ended with the deaths of seven agents.
Date: 2011-09-17 17:43:41
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Gore Vidal Interview |
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Gore Vidal America's foremost living dramatist, author and political commentator talks at length about his early life and experiences with reference to his prolific writing achievements.
Date: 2012-08-01 20:44:23
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Ray Kurzweil on |
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Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I've Got a Secret in 1965 when he was 17 years old. His secret was related to his theory of Singularity, when the computers will take over the functions of the human brain.
Date: 2012-07-08 19:39:24
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Discovered: First Potential Planet Outside of Our Galaxy |
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NASA May Have Found the First Planet in Another Galaxy. “We know we are making an exciting and bold claim so we expect that other astronomers will look at it very carefully,” study co-author Julia Berndtsson of Princeton University said in a statement. “We think we have a strong argument, and this
Date: 2021-10-26 17:04:59
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Fred Guttenberg - Parkland |
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Fred Guttenberg, author of Find The Helpers, discusses the phone call he received from Vice President Joe Biden following the murder of his daughter Jaime at the Parkland, FL high school shooting.
Date: 2020-10-09 14:56:07
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Anthony Bourdain: In His Own Words |
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Bourdain, who was found dead at 61 on Friday June 8, 2018, is remembered as a celebrated chef, author and TV personality. He was also a humanitarian and a defender of migrant workers and immigrants in the USA and the restaurant industry.
Date: 2018-06-10 01:49:24
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Why I chose my LGBTQ daughter over the Evangelical Church |
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Susan Cottrell is a prominent voice for faith parents of LGBTQI children. She is an international speaker, acclaimed author, and public theologian with a Masters in Theological Studies. After spending 25 years in the Evangelical church, she founded FreedHearts to champion the LGBTQI community and th...
Date: 2019-01-18 19:39:53
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Oliver Sacks: What hallucination Reveals About our Minds |
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Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnett syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon.
Date: 2014-09-09 13:42:28
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Oliver Sacks - PBS 1989 Interview |
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Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the “poet laureate of medicine” died in his New York City home Sunday. He was 82. “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” spoke with Sacks in 1989. Joanna Simon asked him how he would like to be remembered in 100 years: “I would like it to be thou
Date: 2015-09-09 13:34:33
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