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    Cowboys
    May 14, 1989 | A Second Look
    Bill Moyers looks at the difficult but rewarding life of cowboys in northwestern Colorado.
  • Arts & Culture
    World of Ideas: Summing Up
    November 18, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    After a series of earnest conversations with great American thinkers, Bill Moyers looks back on what he's learned.
  • Society
    Martha Nussbaum: Applying the Lessons of Ancient Greece
    November 16, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    A professor of philosophy and classics at Brown, Nussbaum discusses what it takes to lead a moral life (sometimes mostly luck), and what we can learn from the ancient Greeks on virtue and tragedy.
  • Society
    Vartan Gregorian: Living in the Information Age
    November 15, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    Brown University President Vartan Gregorian discusses the rate at which knowledge increases in the information age, and how education must connect this information and life.
  • Society
    Arturo Madrid: Challenging Hispanic Stereotypes
    November 9, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The teacher and expert on policy affecting Latino communities discusses the controversy surrounding bilingual education.
  • Health & Science
    Maxine Singer: Ethics and Scientific Progress
    November 2, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The geneticist discusses her concerns with the ethics of science and genetic engineering, the dilemmas of choice, and the consequences that so often accompany scientific progress.
  • Poets & Writers
    Derek Walcott
    November 1, 1988 | Updated March 24, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The Caribbean-born writer speaks of poets' obsession with language and truth telling and the "divine discontent" at the heart of all art.
  • Democracy & Government
    Promises! Promises!
    October 31, 1988 | Election ’88
    Bill Moyers takes a look at how the effort to police drug violence plays a major role in presidential politics.
  • Society
    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
    Northrop Frye: Understanding the Differences Between Canada and the United States
    October 28, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The literary critic on our common and uncommon mythologies, cultural differences, and Canada’s struggle to establish a separate identity beyond being America’s neighbor.


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