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David DeSteno, Northeastern Univ. Social Emotions Group & Author, “Out of Character”

January 28, 2013 admin All Conversations, Culture, Science, Uncategorized

This conversation is for the most rational among us. You know who you are: You collect the data. You even assign probabilities. Guess what —

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Paul Tough, Author, “How Children Succeed”

December 21, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Uncategorized

The question “how children succeed” is as complex and controversial as it is direct. It’s a question that antagonizes on the micro level — what

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Lori Greiner, Shark Tank & QVC

December 21, 2012 admin All Conversations, Business & Economics, Culture, Uncategorized

My next conversation is with a shark. That’s right – and I’ll call her that to her face. That’s because she is Lori Greiner, inventor,

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Daniel Coyle, co-Author “The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France”

December 21, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Sports, Uncategorized

You don’t have to follow professional cycling — heck, you don’t have to know how to ride a bike — to know that Lance Armstrong‘s

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Leon Neyfakh, Boston Globe Ideas Reporter

December 16, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Science, Uncategorized

If you want to really feel panic, I’ve got some news for you: Only 8 shopping days left until Christmas. And if you’re still trying

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Robert Wright, Writer & Editor of Bloggingheads.tv

October 27, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Politics, Uncategorized

It seems there are no small issues in Robert Wright’s world. From the “Evolution of God” and the role of religion in social order to

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Sandra Bloodworth, Director, MTA Arts

September 14, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Uncategorized

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Carnegie Hall. MOMA. We all know the world-class list of places to appreciate art or music in New York. But

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Dr. Brian Wansink, Cornell University

September 8, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Science, Uncategorized

You may be going through life thinking you are what you eat. But, it turns out, you may be more WHERE you eat. Even with

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Elizabeth Cline, Author, “Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion”

September 8, 2012 admin All Conversations, Business & Economics, Culture, Uncategorized

If you’re like most of us, you have more shirts, pants, dresses, suits, shoes, ties, belts than you could possibly wear — and than you

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Cynthia McFadden, ABC News Nightline

August 25, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Uncategorized

We all lost someone incredibly close to us this week. Nora Ephron, writer, director, filmmaker, author, journalist and so much more, died Tuesday at 71.

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Roberta Shaffer, US Library of Congress

August 25, 2012 admin All Conversations, Culture, Public Policy, Uncategorized

If you haven’t filled out your summer reading list yet, you may want to grab a pen and paper right now. And if you have,

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Chris Dufresne, LA Times Sports Columnist

August 23, 2012 admin All Conversations, Sports, Uncategorized

Both off and on the field, college sports has again hit the front pages. This time it’s football. The week began with the fast and

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