The Colbert Report

David Eagleman

Season 7 • 07/21/2011

Neuroscientist David Eagleton thinks dreams demonstrate that reality might be a simulation.

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Sign Off - Reading

Stephen interrupts his reading of Michael Sandel's "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?" to say goodnight.
07/20/2011
03:43

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Humanized by Pie

After Rupert Murdoch gets hit with a pie, News Corp.'s stocks spike, the English Parliament apologizes, and even the media sharks celebrating his downfall feel bad.
07/20/2011
06:32

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Voter ID Laws

To safeguard against voter fraud and ensure that only the "right people" get elected, Republicans pass laws requiring voters to show government-issued photo IDs.
07/20/2011
07:09

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Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel uses real-world examples to test big philosophical concepts and ethical questions about justice and cannibalism.
07/20/2011
03:14

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Congressional Partisan Rancor

Allen West brings civility back to Washington by calling Debbie Wasserman Shultz a "vile coward" after she spews bile over his support for the GOP's debt reduction bill.
07/20/2011
06:15

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I's on Edjukashun - Gay History & Disney English

California's school curriculum includes lesson plan-on-man action, and Disney will teach Chinese kids words like "Mickey," "Mouse," and "Sew that Mickey Mouse hoodie faster."
07/21/2011
00:06

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Sign Off - Space Robot

Stephen does the space robot with a box of tissues.
07/21/2011
04:09

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Death of America's Space Program

America ends its space program, making Stephen's astronauts skills as obsolete as dodo husbandry, Zune programming and American manufacturing.
07/21/2011
00:34

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Intro - 7/21/11

Schools should only teach gay history if they teach gay is history, "The Today Show" cooking segment gets out of control, and neuroscientist David Eagleman talks brains.
07/21/2011
04:06

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NBC: No Butt Coverage

NBC's boob week is just a cheap ratings grope, so Stephen calls on Colbert Nation to demand equal time for the booty.
07/21/2011
05:45

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David Eagleman

Neuroscientist David Eagleman likens the brain to a neural Parliament with different political parties that are battling it out to steer the ship of state.
07/21/2011
06:45

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Brian Cox

Particle physicist Brian Cox talks about the future of the universe and the possibility of the Higgs boson particle.
07/25/2011
05:46

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Vaginal Puppeteering vs. D**k Scrub

Summer's Eve's ad campaign features talking vaginas, but Stephen wants to target men's deeply troubling genitals for a change.
07/25/2011
03:10

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Y2-Gay

New York's first gay newlyweds, 85-year-old Connie Kopelov and 77-year-old Phyllis Siegel, seal their vows with a kiss on the cheek -- or as they call it, "scissoring."
07/25/2011
03:22

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Exclusive - Stephen Colbert and the Third Man Records Rolling Record Store in New York City

Stephen performs his hit song, "Charlene II (I'm Over You)" and sells records with Jack White in New York City.
07/25/2011
05:08

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Norwegian Muslish Gunman's Islam-Esque Atrocity

Just because Norway's confessed murderer is a blond, blue-eyed, Norwegian-born, anti-Muslim crusader doesn't mean he's not a swarthy, ululating madman.
07/25/2011
00:06

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Sign Off - The Thinker

Stephen interrupts his deep thoughts to say goodnight.
07/25/2011
03:17

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"Poor" in America

A Heritage Foundation report proves that as long as "poor" Americans have refrigerators and the strength to brush flies off their eyeballs, they're not really poor.
07/26/2011
03:15

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Herman Cain Cancels on Stephen

Herman Cain treats Stephen like some pizza crust he can just leave on his plate before moving on to a hotter slice.
07/26/2011
00:07

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Sign Off - America's Bucket List

Stephen says goodnight while checking off items from America's bucket list.
07/26/2011
04:21

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"Poor" in America - Peter Edelman

Peter Edelman explains why America can't call the troops home and beat its plowshares back into swords when it comes to fighting the war on poverty.
07/26/2011
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