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ART VS. SCIENCE

Program 10-03-21-A

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You probably think of Marcel Proust as the author of the massive seven-part autobiographical novel, "In Search of Lost Time." But did you know that Proust can also be considered a scientist? That's the argument that Jonah Lehrer makes in his book, "Proust Was A Neuroscientist." Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, Lehrer explains how Proust made discoveries about the human brain long before science did, as we explore the cultures of arts and science. Also... Richard Holmes on the discovery of the beauty and terror of science during the Romantic era.

SEGMENT 1:

Jonah Lehrer is the author of "Proust Was a Neuroscientist." He tells Steve Paulson that the great French writer described insights into the way the mind processes memory long before the scientists could prove how the brain worked. Also, Richard Holmes is an award-winning author of biographies of the great Romantic poets Shelley and Coleridge. His latest book is "The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science." He talks with Steve Paulson about how art and science influenced each other during the Romantic period, using as an example the work of the great astronomer William Herschel who was also a musician.

SEGMENT 2:

Brian Boyd is the author of "On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition and Fiction." He talks with Anne Strainchamps about how our love of storytelling helped us evolve. And his points are illustrated by Dustin Hoffman's reading of the Dr. Seuss classic "Horton Hears a Who!"

SEGMENT 3:

Dianna Dilworth is a film-maker and journalist. Her latest documentary is called "Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie." She tells Jim Fleming about the history of the Mellotron, and we hear several examples of its use in classic pop and rock music.

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Books & Films:

Jonah Lehrer, Proust Was a Neuroscientist (Mariner Books)
Richard Holmes, The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science (Vintage)
Brian Boyd, On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press)
FILM: Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie (Bazillion Points)

Websites:

• -- Jonah Lehrer
  http://www.jonahlehrer.com/
  
• -- Richard Holmes/"The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty
  and Terror of Science"
  http://pantheon.knopfdoubleday.com/2009/07/14/the-age-of-wonder-now-on-sale/
  
• -- Brian Boyd/"On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction
  http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/BOYORI.html
  
• -- Dianna Dilworth
  http://diannadilworth.com/home.html
  http://www.bazillionpoints.com/mellodrama/

Clips:

• -- Clip used in Jonah Lehrer interview:
  
• -- Excerpt from the CD audiobook, "Swann's Way (Abridged)" by Marcel Proust/Read by Neville Jason (Naxos Audio Books)
  http://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/305312.htm
  http://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/home.htm
  
• -- Excerpt from Igor Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps"/("The Rite of Spring)"
  from the CD, "Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky/Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra" (DG Imports)
  
• -- Clip used in Brian Boyd interview:
  
• -- Excerpt from "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss/Read by Dustin Hoffman
  from the CD audiobook, "Horton Hears A Who! and Other Sounds of Dr. Seuss" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Audio)
  http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=55290
  http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/
  
• -- Clips used in Dianna Dilworth/"Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie" interview:
  from the DVD, "Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie" (Bazillion Points)
  http://www.bazillionpoints.com/mellodrama/

Music:

• -- Music heard after Jonah Lehrer/"Proust Was a Neuroscientist" interview:
  -- "Brain Liaters"/Drums & Tuba
  from the CD, "Mostly Ape" (Righteous Babe Records)
  http://www.drumsandtuba.com/
  
• -- Music heard after Richard Holmes/"The Age of Wonder" interview:
  -- William Herschel's "Oboe Concerto in C Major - III Allegretto"/Jerome Davis,
  Richard Woodhams and the Mozart Orchestra
  from the CD, "Sir William Herschel: Music By The Father of Modern Astronomy" (Newport Classic)
  
• -- Music heard after Brian Boyd interview:
  -- "Chocochip"/Money Mark
  from the CD, "Change Is Coming" (Emperor Norton Records)
  http://www.myspace.com/moneymarkofficialfansite
  
• -- Music heard in Dianna Dilworth/"Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie" interview:
  -- "Strawberry Fields Forever"/The Beatles
  from the CD, "Magical Mystery Tour" (Capitol)
  -- "Nights in White Satin"/The Moody Blues
  from the CD, "Days of Future Past" (Decca)
  -- "The Court of the Crimson King"/King Crimson
  from the CD, "In the Court of the Crimson King" (Discipline U.S.)
  -- "Mellotron, Part 1"/Apples in Stereo
  from the CD, "New Magnetic Wonder" (Simian Records)
  -- "Mellotron, Part 2"/Apples in Stereo
  from the CD, "New Magnetic Wonder" (Simian Records)
  -- "Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In)"/Michael Penn
  from the CD, "Free-for-All" (RCA)
  
• -- Music heard after Dianna Dilworth interview:
  -- "Whipped Cream (Anthony Marinelli, featuring Ozomatli)"/Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
  from the CD, "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped" (Shout! Factory)
  http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=210&sid=8CFF7AE9285147BDB7555890908216D8
  http://www.shoutfactory.com/

Distribution dates: week of 02/27/2011 - hour 2 week of 03/21/2010 - hour 2 click HERE for timings and cues

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