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What Twins Tell Us
Twin studies aren't just for twins. They're a paradigm for all of us, a way to explore an old question: how much are we shaped by our genes, and how …
7 years, 1 month ago
Never Go To Vegas
All social classes have unspoken rules. From A-list celebrities to teachers, doctors, lawyers, and journalists — there are social norms that govern u…
7 years, 1 month ago
Unreal Sex
From stone statues to silicone works of art, we have long sought solace and sex from inanimate objects. Time and technology have perfected the artifi…
7 years, 2 months ago
For Sale, By Owner
You own your body. So should you be able to sell parts of it? This week, we explore the concept of "repugnant transactions" with the man who coined t…
7 years, 2 months ago
Radio Replay: Playing The Gender Card
Annie Duke was about to win $2 million. It was 2004, and she was at the final hand of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. But as a wom…
7 years, 2 months ago
Better Than Cash
Our modern world is saturated with awards. From elementary school classrooms to Hollywood to the hallways of academia, there's no shortage of prizes.…
7 years, 2 months ago
Emma, Carrie, Vivian
The eugenicists were utopians, convinced that they were doing hard but necessary things. And that included making decisions about who could have chil…
7 years, 2 months ago
Close Enough
Today, more and more of us are living through the people on our screens and in our headphones. It's not real, but for many of us, it's close enough.
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7 years, 3 months ago
One Head, Two Brains
This week, we search for the answer to a deceptively simple question: why is the brain divided? Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist explains why popular di…
7 years, 3 months ago
Radio Replay: Creative Differences
What happens when we connect with people whose view of the world is very different from our own? We look at the links between diversity, conflict, an…
7 years, 3 months ago