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    Chen Ning Yang: Scientific Study, East vs. West
    October 31, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physics Nobelist discusses how the East and West approach scientific study and the understanding of scientific phenomena.
  • Society
    Berry Brazelton: The Changing Family (Part Two)
    October 25, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The doctor and child researcher is worried about the way the marketplace is treating families.This part of the conversation focuses on daycare and childcare options.
  • Society
    Berry Brazelton: The Changing Family (Part One)
    October 24, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The doctor and child researcher is worried about the way the marketplace is treating families.
  • Isaac Asimov on His Hopes for the Future (Part Two)
    October 21, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    One scientist calls the writer the greatest explainer of the age. In this second part, Bill Moyers talked to Dr. Asimov about science, education and the universe.
  • Faith & Reason
    Leon Kass: Medical Ethics and Euthanasia (Part Two)
    October 7, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physician and philosopher on pain, ease of suffering, and what it means to end a life.
  • Faith & Reason
    Leon Kass: The Moral Implications of Biology in the Modem World (Part One)
    October 6, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    On this episode of World of Ideas, Bill Moyers talks with the physician-philosopher about the questions science can't answer, including the idea of soul.
  • Health & Science
    Steven Weinberg on the Relationship Between Scientific Inquiry and Everyday Living
    September 23, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physicist and astronomer talks with Bill about scientific inquiry, modern breakthrough in science, and the threat of nuclear war.
  • Economy & Work
    Willard Gaylin: Ethics, Biology and Economics
    September 20, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Just 12 years away from the 21st century, Bill asks a medical ethicists what he thinks is the most pressing ethical issue we have to face as our population ages and great advances in science are underway.
  • Environment
    Jessica Tuchman Mathews: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate
    September 13, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    A 1988 conversation with the biochemist and biophysicist about the looming effects of climate change.
  • Democracy & Government
    Ronald Dworkin: The Changing Story
    May 14, 1987 | In Search of the Constitution
    According to scholar Ronald Dworkin, the Constitution shapes the public debate over issues such as AIDS prevention, pornography, and racial discrimination.


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