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The Fragile Brain

Hosted by Bob Carlson Apr. 10, 2015 Arts
When you can't trust your own thoughts, it's a lonely world. Who decides when you're better, and how do you even know?

When you can't trust your own thoughts, it's a lonely world. Who decides when you're better, and how do you even know?

Photo: © Herbert Nitsch & Phil Simha

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Host:
Bob Carlson

Producers:
Bob Carlson, Daniel A. Gross

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