GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on the show today, hardwired - ideas about what determines our personalities, our traits, our behaviors and even the choices we make. And usually when we talk about the way humans are

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Robert Sapolsky: How Much Agency Do We Have Over Our Behavior?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. So most of us think we know ourselves pretty well, right? ROBERT SAPOLSKY: I'm sort of a hippie pacifist in terms of general persona. RAZ: That we're good people... SAPOLSKY: You know, I'm

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Nadine Burke Harris: How Does Trauma Affect A Child's DNA?

GUY RAZ, HOST: So if Moshe Szyf is right, that positive experiences can rewrite DNA and improve health, what about negative experiences? Well, about 10 years ago, a pediatrician named Nadine Burke Harris was asking herself that very same question. NA

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Brian Little: Are Human Personalities Hardwired?

GUY RAZ, HOST: So how would you describe your personality? BRIAN LITTLE: Oh, goodness me, my personality is, I guess, fairly complex. RAZ: This is Brian Little. LITTLE: I'm a research professor in psychology at the University of Cambridge. RAZ: And B

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'More Than A Picture' Exhibit, History Happens Now

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let me just take a minute to thank the people who were nice enough to fill in for me while I was away - Noel King, Stacey Vanek Smith and, most recently, Dwane Brown. And while he was here last week, Dwane Brown went to the Natio

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Love And Cruelty Are Bound Together In 'My Absolute Darling'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Gabriel Tallent has written his first novel at the age of 30 and no less than Stephen King calls it a masterpiece to rank with To Kill A Mockingbird and Catch-22. My Absolute Darling is the story of a clever, resourceful and lonely

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Murales Rebeldes!': These Disappearing LA Murals Mirror Their Community

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we're going to tour the threatened Chicano murals of East Los Angeles. Most of the shops have signs in Spanish. There are places selling fruit juice, wedding dresses. And in a little storefront, a bunch of women are exercising

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Prince Of Broadway' Pays Tribute To A Musical Theater Legend

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Hal Prince has won more Tony Awards than anyone. The producer and director has won 21 of them over a career spanning seven decades. Tonight, Prince Of Broadway, a musical featuring moments from Prince's hits, opens on Broadway. And

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美国国家公共电台 NPR World Air Guitar Champion Is In Finland To Defend His Title

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, Ailsa, it's Friday. It's almost the weekend. I mean, I feel like we should just turn up some music. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Yes. I am so ready for this. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GREENE: Now, this song is really important because

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What A Tech Leader's Corruption Conviction Means For Samsung And South Korea

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A court in South Korea has found the leader of Samsung guilty in a corruption case involving South Korea's former president. A Seoul court sentenced the billionaire, Jay Y. Lee, to five years in prison just hours ago. NPR's Elise H

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美国国家公共电台 NPR YouTube Stars Stress Out, Just Like The Rest Of Us

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Just try getting that phone out of a typical teenager's hand. They are texting, posting or watching video clips at all hours. I mean, not that we adults are much different. Still, the stars who reach teens often reach them through

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Good Time' Filmmakers Wanted To Make A Movie That 'Actually Feels Dangerous'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The new movie Good Time is not an easygoing popcorn flick. It fits into a genre that you could describe as movies about a very bad night. The actor Robert Pattinson plays a small-time criminal trying to get his intellectually disab

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 82nd Airborne Division Celebrates 100 Years

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The 82nd Airborne Division is turning 100 years old this week. Its soldiers gained fame in major battles of the World Wars, and they've become the nation's go-to troops for rapid deployment. Jay Price of member station WUNC travel

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Donald Trump Likes To Surround Himself With Generals

AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump goes back and forth on using the U.S. military. He used to advocate pulling out of Afghanistan, for instance, and now he's committing additional forces there. But he's clearly a big fan of using men with military ex

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Silicon Valley tech firms are pushing back on hate groups, deleting them from search results, refusing to host their websites and choking off their ability to raise money online. NPR's Laura Sydell reports that some on the far righ

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Administration Unveils Sanctions To Curb North Korea's Weapons Program

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, even as the Trump administration is trying to soothe tensions in the Middle East, as we just heard, they've also unveiled new sanctions against China and Russia over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. These sanctions

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'What Carter Lost' Tells The True Story Of 'Friday Night Lights' Football Rivals

(SOUNDBITE OF W.G. SNUFFY WALDEN'S 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' THEME) DAVID GREENE, HOST: That theme song - I could play it any time of day. It's from Friday Night Lights. I was totally addicted. It is the story of a high school football team from West Tex

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美国国家公共电台 NPR From Rolls-Royce To Grey Poupon, A Look At Brand Mentions In Chart-Topping Songs

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Product placement is everywhere these days, including in our music. Pop culture reporter Kim Bhasin at Bloomberg recently took a deep dive. KIM BHASIN: I was listening to Bad And Boujee by Migos, and there's a bunch of brand name d

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Harvesting Salt By Hand Is Making A Comeback In France

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Sea salt has been harvested for more than a thousand years on the Atlantic coast of France. The industry declined in the mid-20th century. But with foodies looking for ever-fancier ingredients, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the s

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Civil Rights Activist Argues To Keep Confederate Monuments

AILSA CHANG, HOST: In cities across the U.S., calls to take down Confederate monuments are growing louder ever since the deadly events in Charlottesville. One of the most dramatic monuments to the Confederacy is called Stone Mountain. It's in Georgia

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