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Ask a Harvard Psychologist

Howard Gardner, who developed the theory of multiple intelligences, joins Kurt and Sarah Jones on stage for a session of free advice. He analyzes audience members’ big life-changing moments, and gets Sarah to fess up about how her impersonation skills came in handy when playing hooky from high school. (Originally aired: July 18, 2008)

Computers now smart enough to write fiction, design snack foods

Environment

‘This is Your Brain on Poverty’

Environment
The World

The Computer as Artist

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Ready to Test Your DNA: How To Choose A Genetic Testing Company

Emerging Science Note/The Toll of Technology

A British study shows that workers’ IQs suffer more from the distractions of phone calls, emails, and text messages than from the effects of lack of sleep or the use of marijuana.

The World

Health Update

Diane Toomey reports on studies which find that pollution is having a deleterious effect on brain development and human intelligence  ? worldwide.