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KEEPIN' IT CEREBRAL
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
Malcolm Gladwell is living proof
that a new hairstyle can change your life. After he grew
out his hair, people started treating him differently. He racked
up speeding tickets. He was surrounded by policemen who thought
he was a rapist on the loose. In this hour of To the Best of
Our Knowledge, Gladwell talks about his book, "Blink: The
Power of Thinking Without Thinking."
SEGMENT 1:
Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The
New Yorker and author of "Blink: The Power of Thinking without
Thinking." He talks with Steve Paulson about the power of
our tendency to make snap judgements and how important it is for
our survival as a species. Also, neuro-biologist Steven Rose
is the author of "The Future of the Brain: The Promise
and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience." He tells Anne Strainchamps
that new research and new therapy techniques raise new ethical
questions that we should address now.
SEGMENT 2:
Michael Gershon is a physician and the father
of neuro-gastroenterology. His book is "The Second Brain:
A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the
Stomach and Intestine." Dr. Gershon tells Anne Strainchamps
about the science behind "gut instinct" and says most
of the body's serotonin is in the gut, not the brain. Also, Paula
Kamen has had the same headache for 14 years. Her book is
"All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally
Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache." Doug
Gordon produced this account of her experience.
SEGMENT 3:
Jack El-Hai is the author of "The Lobotomist:
A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World
of Mental Illness." El-Hai tells Steve Paulson about Walter
Freeman, the man who invented and promoted the surgical technique
called the lobotomy. El-Hai explains why Freeman believed this
brain mutilating procedure was a good trade-off for some patients.
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 05-04-24-A.
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Books:
- Malcolm Gladwell,
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Little,
Brown)
- Steven Rose, The Future of the
Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience (Oxford
University Press)
- Paula Kamen, All In My Head: An Epic
Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly
Enlightening Headache (Da Capo Press/Life Long)
- Jack El-Hai, The Lobotomist: A Maverick
Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental
Illness (John Wiley and Sons)
- Michael Gershon, The Second Brain: The
Scientific Basis of Gut Instinct and a Groundbreaking New Understanding
of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestines (HarperCollins)
Websites:
Clips:
Music:
- -- "FYT"/This Mortal
Coil
from the CD, "It'll End In Tears" (4AD)
- -- "The Last Ray"/This Mortal Coil
from the CD, "It'll End In Tears" (4AD)
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- Music used in Paula Kamen mix:
-- "Spooky"/Money Mark
from the CD, "Mark's Keyboard Repair"
(MoWax/A&M Records)
http://www.moneymark.com/
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- -- "Last Dance"/Sarah McLachlan
from the CD, "Surfacing" (Nettwerk)
http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/
- -- "Teenage Lobotomy"/The Ramones
from the CD, "Hey Ho Let's Go!: Ramones
Anthology" (Rhino)
http://www.rhino.com/
- -- "Space Reflex (Blues in 5/4)"/Dick
Hyman
from the box set, "Brain in a Box: The Science
Fiction Collection" (Rhino)
http://www.rhino.com/
Distribution dates:
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