Friday, July 23

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In 1937, Harvard researchers began following the lives of 268 students. Year after year, the men were interviewed and given medical and psychological exams. The goal? Find a formula for happiness.

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Is there really such a thing as brain death?

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A Hollywood screenwriter finds out his identity’s been stolen when a hooker calls–from his private office–demanding to be paid for the sex they didn’t just have.

Thursday, July 22

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The Estonia was carrying 989 passengers when it sank in 30-foot seas on its way across the Baltic in September 1994. More than 850 lost their lives. The ones who survived acted quickly and remained calm.

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John Friend, who founded a new school of yoga, says the practice should be about both exercise and spirituality. Oh, and making money.

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A writer for Conan O’Brien on how The Tonight Show really ended and on how his boss got screwed.

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Inside the real lives of trolls–those who intentionally provoke, confuse, and generally screw with strangers online–whose pranks balance gleeful malice with organized efforts against Scientologists.

Wednesday, July 21

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Erich Spangenberg is in the business of owning other people’s ideas. He makes a fortune.

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Her suicide made headlines around the world after classmates were indicted on felony charges related to bullying. The real story isn’t that simple.

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The shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later culture of the 101st Airborne Division, an execution of captured Iraqi prisoners, and how far up the chain of command responsibility lies.

Tuesday, July 20

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An interview with an ex-CIA agent who is a world expert on the history of car bombing.