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23 April 2026

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Mar 10, 2016 — &
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Psychologist Susan Gelman compares how humans and animals categorize the world. Plus: Do people have immutable characteristics?

Mar 10, 2016 — &
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Literary scholar Eric McLuhan talks about the technique of mimesis and its use in ancient poetry.

Mar 8, 2016 — &
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Psychologist Susan Gelman discusses our tendency to believe that people have immutable characteristics.

Mar 8, 2016 — &
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Jordan Fraade argues that the city’s history as a trading hub fostered a culture of tolerance.

Mar 8, 2016 — &
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Daniel Ingram, author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, explains why enlightenment didn’t stop him—or the Buddha—from political activism. Plus: What is it like to be enlightened?

Mar 7, 2016 — &
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Journalist David Hoffman discusses the perils of bad intel from phony Soviet collaborators during the Cold War. Plus: The impact of the “billion dollar spy.”

Mar 6, 2016 — &
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David Kyuman Kim and George Lipsitz consider the author’s advice in his “letter to my nephew” essay. Plus: The inevitability of heartbreak.

Mar 6, 2016 — &
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Meditation teacher Daniel Ingram, author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, makes his claim for being an arhat.

Mar 5, 2016 — &
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Matt Lewis discusses the growing animosity towards news outlets. Plus: How to stop Trump.

Mar 5, 2016 — &
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David Hoffman discusses the impact on U.S. intelligence of Adolf Tolkachev, a Soviet engineer who passed valuable documents to the CIA during the Cold War.

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