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Adam Gopnik

Season 5 • 02/12/2009

Adam Gopnik explains how Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin changed the way we think.

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Robert Ballard
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Robert Ballard explains why ocean exploration is a good investment.
02/10/2009
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Truth From the Gut
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Forget looking into each other's eyes for the truth, we need to look into each other's guts.
02/11/2009
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Good Night -- Except for the West Coast
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That's it for The Report, unless you are watching on the West Coast.
02/11/2009
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Intro - 2/11/09
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Wshington, D.C. wants a vote, and Glenn Beck brings innovation to Fox News.
02/11/2009
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Westminster Dog Show Snub - Formula 40-Woof
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Pick up some Formula 40-Woof today if you want your dog to be a winner.
02/11/2009
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DC Voting Rights Act - Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Eleanor Holmes Norton will give Stephen a key to DC when residents get their voting rights.
02/11/2009
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Steven Pinker
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Stephen wonders if putting your genome on the Internet is like posting the social security number that God gave you.
02/11/2009
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The DaColbert Code - Oscar Predictions
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Instead of watching the movies, Stephen uses the DaColbert Code to pick the Oscar winners.
02/12/2009
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Goodbye, Conan O'Brien
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Conan O'Brien has to get his invisible strings from Stephen if he ever wants to do his little dance again.
02/12/2009
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Obama Poster Debate - David Ross and Ed Colbert
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David Ross and Ed Colbert debate the copyright issues surrounding Shepard Fairey's Obama poster.
02/12/2009
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Adam Gopnik
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Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
02/12/2009
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Exclusive - Stephen's Sexiest Moments
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Stephen explores love and lust with feminists, authors and interns.
02/13/2009
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Stephen's Prayer Day
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Stephen lets a miracle rip on his prayer day.
02/23/2009
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Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher describes what happens to your brain when you're in love.
02/23/2009
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Stephen's Moral Dimension
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Stephen tests his moral dimension to find out if people are praying hard enough.
02/23/2009
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Breaded Fish Sticks
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Stephen's bread and fish miraculously become breaded fish sticks.
02/23/2009
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Intro - 2/23/09
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The economic crisis drives people back to church, and Stephen talks chemistry with matchmaking expert, Helen Fisher.
02/23/2009
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Turning to Religion - Jim Martin
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Father Jim Martin believes an economic recession lowers people's defenses, making it easier for God to break through.
02/23/2009
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Happy Mardi Gras
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Stephen wishes everyone a happy Mardi Gras.
02/24/2009
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Nailed 'Em - Buffet Crime
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Dan Linscomb gets hauled off to jail for allegedly sharing from his buffet plate.
02/24/2009
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Cliff Sloan
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Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
02/24/2009
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