How was modern Western culture shaped by classical mythology and are the myths we learned in school still relevant today?
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Understanding How Context Transforms Your World
Can everyday circumstance influence or even determine how we think, behave, and respond to each other?
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Inside America's War in Afghanistan
How did General Stanley McChrystal lose his job running the U.S. war in Afghanistan and what are our military leaders really doing behind the closed doors of power?
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Ahmad Chalabi and Iraq
Did one man shape U.S. policy in Iraq and entice our country into a disastrous war of intervention?
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Mexico Today and Tomorrow
With thousands dead in the country’s drug war, Mexico is going through seriously tough times. But why is the country facing these challenges and what should the U.S. be doing to help its southern neighbor?
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The Infinity Puzzle
What do the first hints of the Higgs boson, which were announced last month at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, mean for the study of physics?
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Money, Politics, and Corruption
Hour 1: Is there any practical way to mitigate the influence of money on American politics? We’ll talk this hour with Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and author of the new book “Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress–and a Plan to Stop It” (Twelve, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/98dce0dc-ff9e-496b-9128-1fa8375f0ef2/KERA_Think_12-10-12_HR_1.mp3
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War in the Shadows of the City of Light
How did Portugal manage to survive World War II virtually unscathed and what was the wartime climate like in its capital city?
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Making Compassionate Decisions
What’s the best way to approach health care and end-of-life decisions for loved ones?
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Is Consumerism Good for Us?
Can consumerism restore the economy and ultimately save the world?
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Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You
From shopping to banking and socializing, we do almost everything online these days, but just how secure is the internet?
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Flirting with the Divine
Where do you find the divine?
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