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Oliver Sacks and 'The Mind's Eye'
Neurologist Oliver Sacks talks with Ira about vision, the brain, and how the two can work together -- or can work against each other.
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Brian Greene Explains ‘The Fabric Of The Cosmos’
With no shortage of special effects, a new four-part TV series looks at big questions in cosmology.
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Connecting Science and Art
Cormac McCarthy, Werner Herzog, and Lawrence Krauss discuss science as inspiration for art.
Apr. 13, 2012
How Humans and Insects Conquered the Earth
E.O. Wilson discusses evolution and natural selection in The Social Conquest of Earth.
Mar. 30, 2012
Art, Mind And Brain Intersect In Kandel's Vienna
In his new book, neuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna.
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