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Happiness requires more than extended periods of pleasure.
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Jonathan Haidt speaks about happiness and how nothing is good or bad.
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Philosophy does not explain the meaning of life, psychology does.
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No dysfunction needed: a normal childhood led to Jonathan Haidt’s exploration of happiness.
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The media squashed voices of opposition, says Williams, and those voices are still attempting to be heard.
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Williams thinks that the Internet will not incite a communication revolution.
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Williams talks about his favorite poem, The Foundation, and reads one of his other favorite poems, The Singing.
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C.K. Williams reads his poem about climate change.
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The difficulty of choosing a theme and the problem of sticking with it.
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Williams discusses his enjoyment of Anne Carson and reads his poem The Foundation.
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Michael Eric Dyson on what a black president could do to alleviate black misery.
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Dyson on class responsibilities.
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Why bailing out lenders was wrong.
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Michael Eric Dyson on the challenges faced by today’s black community .
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Michael Eric Dyson explains the concept of “automortality” and how it applies to Dr. King.
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Dyson explains the black church’s prophetic tradition, and its role in the Rev. Wright controversy
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Michael Eric Dyson on Dr. King, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Barack Obama
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Michael Eric Dyson: Dr. King’s Last Speech
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Correcting the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
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Michael Eric Dyson discusses public perception of Dr. King from the 1960s to now.
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Augusten Burroughs recalls a childhood friend, and his current French companions.
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Augusten Burroughs has a foolproof cure for writer’s block.
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Every parent should send a dollar to J.K. Rowling.
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