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Temple Grandin, Animals in Translation
Animal scientist Temple Grandin explains how her autism gives her special insights into understanding animal communication. Next, Daniel Clowes, the creator of the graphic novel Ghost World, shares his latest work: Ice Haven. Then, two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey tries his hand at non-fiction with an account of discovering the world of anime with his son. And Kwame Anthony Appiah explores the boundaries and meanings of different markers of identity--such as race, nationality, sexuality, and religion--in The Ethics of Identity.
Animal Insight
Animal scientist Temple Grandin describes how her autism helps her to understand animals. Her latest book is Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior.
Music: Soundtrack to At First Sight, music by Mark Isham: "A Simple Touch" / "At First Sight"
Music: Soundtrack to At First Sight, music by Mark Isham: "A Simple Touch" / "At First Sight"
Ice Haven
Graphic novelist Daniel Clowes shares his latest, Ice Haven. It features 29 interconnecting stories in Ice Haven—a town gripped by anxiety over a missing child.
A Father's Journey with His Son
Two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey (Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang) ponders the meaning of discovering another culture through the eyes of his son, in Wrong About Japan.
Music: Twink Supercute!" #1 by Mulatta Records
Music: Twink Supercute!" #1 by Mulatta Records
The Ethics of Identity
To what extent are we defined by our race, nationality, religion, gender, and sexuality? Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how what we are determines who we are, in The Ethics of Identity.
Music: Frank Sinatra’s "My Way" on The Reprise Collection (Reprise Records)
Music: Frank Sinatra’s "My Way" on The Reprise Collection (Reprise Records)
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