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In the early '60s psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted his "obedience" experiments, showing that most people will do what an authority figure tells them to do. Psychology professor Thomas Blass details Milgram's life and work in his book The Man Who Shocked the World.

Tennis champion Monica Seles dominated her sport until a deranged fan of her opponent, Steffi Graf, stabbed her during a match in Germany in 1993. She charts her journey back to a balanced life in her book, Getting A Grip.

For years, Charlie Murphy was best known as Eddie Murphy's brother, but not anymore. He talks about his book, The Making of a Stand-Up Guy, which traces his journey from jail, to the Navy, to his own career in stand-up.

Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright gives her views on the war in Iraq, the United States' relationship with Iran and other foreign policy issues.

Despite its critics, the IQ test remains a widely used tool for assessing intelligence. Stephen Murdoch, author of a new book about the IQ test, argues that IQ scores are a flawed measurement of intellectual ability.

Is chicken soup really good for a cold? Is sitting too close to the TV really dangerous? Columnist Anahad O'Connor reveals whether or not old wives tales and homemade medical cures are fact or fiction in his new book, Never Shower in a Thunderstorm.

What would a report card on Iraq look like? Washington Post correspondent Thomas Ricks returned to Iraq in late May and offers a progress report.

Roboticist and author Daniel Wilson's new book is: Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived. He tells the stories of technologies from years past that were supposed to be commonplace by now.

On Friday, a tornado nearly a mile wide demolished the town of Greensburg, Kan. The town sits on the western edge of "Tornado Alley," the flat region of the Midwest prone to devastating twisters. Guests discuss what small towns can hope for in the aftermath of disaster.

Psychiatrist Richard Baer, author of Switching Time, tells the story of a patient who found herself experiencing multiple personalities — 17 in all. Each of the personalities revealed aspects of the patient's frightening and abusive childhood, Baer says.

In a new book, ZOOM, authors Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran say that cars with electric engines are not so far down the road. The authors describe the quest for new cars powered by new fuels: hydrogen, electricity, biofuels and digital technology.

In 2002, archaeologists claimed a box of ancient bones held the remains of Jesus' brother. Nina Burleigh discusses her book, Unholy Business: The True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land, which explores how forgers create fake artifacts to "prove" Biblical stories to be true.

Vernon Jordan, former head of the National Urban League and the United Negro College Fund, discusses the power of the African-American oral tradition and his new book Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out.

Nick Veasey has looked inside everything from airplanes to oranges. Veasey is an X-ray photographer and recently published a collection of his work. Science Friday digital producer Flora Lichtman stopped by a shoot to see the artist in action.

Simone de Beauvoir is one of the towering figures of 20th century France. While she has perhaps slipped into the shadows of American memory, her pioneering work, The Second Sex, is still regarded as one of the cornerstones of modern feminist thinking.

Over the past five days, there's been fighting and talk of a ceasefire, but what could the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia mean for the European Union and the United States?

Magnets cooled to extremely low temperatures are an essential element of the massive particle accelerator. Some of these magnets may have overheated last week, causing the Collider to fail its preliminary tests — possibly delaying the project by a year.

Though he's regularly fined for shouting down NBA referees, billionaire Mark Cuban is credited for turning the Dallas Mavericks around. Now, the Internet entrepreneur is being investigated for insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Some say America is finally entering a post-racial age, one in which people of all races have equal opportunities. But scientific studies show racial prejudices persist. So how is race perception made manifest in our conscious and subconscious minds?

What makes a shopper spend at one store and not others? Paco Underhill, founder and CEO of Envirosell and author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, explains how he sizes up a shop for its selling potential. Also: why spending may not slow even in a slumping economy.

Relative risk, absolute risk, number needed to treat: medical research papers are loaded with confusing statistics. Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz, authors of the book Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics, talk about what those numbers mean.

In his new book, Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris advocates keeping religion out of public policy. He calls religion the biggest obstacle to a rational public discourse. In the first of a two-part series on religion and politics, Harris discusses his book.

Teenagers test their bodies, their minds, and their spiritual sides. A new book reports that a majority of teens say religion plays an important role in their lives, though few can articulate just what it is they believe. We discuss teens and religion.

The indictment says the former president lost in 2020, knew he lost and went forward with a criminal conspiracy to undermine the election.

HBO debuts season two of "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" this weekend.