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Neuroscience of Cooperation
In today’s Academic Minute, Johns Hopkins University's Eric Fortune discusses how our brains are wired for cooperation. Fortune is an...
Terror Management Theory
In today’s Academic Minute, Fort Lewis College's Brian Burke describes how the unconscious fear of death animates virtually all human...
Digitizing Archaeology
In today’s Academic Minute, Adam Rabinowitz of the University of Texas at Austin discusses his efforts to preserve archaeological research...
The Other Side of Charisma
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Pennsylvania's Jeffrey Green describes the specific actions that define political charisma. Green is...
Etgar Keret Reads "Shoes"
Etgar Keret, writer (Missing Kissinger, The Girl on the Fridge) and filmmaker (Jellyfish, winner of the Caméra d’Or at Cannes...
Roy Kesey Reads From 'Pacazo'
Roy Kesey reads from his novel, Pacazo (Dzanc Books), the story of an American historian who teaches English at a...
Xu Xi Reads From 'Habit of a Foreign Sky'
Xu Xi, finalist for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize, reads here from her novel Habit of a Foreign Sky...
Outtakes from 'The Tunnel,' Read by William Gass
From the recording sessions for the audio book of The Tunnel. Courtesy of Dalkey Archive Press.