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Jill Neimark

Do the spirits move you?
Focuses on the growing enchantment of Americans with all things paranormal. Psychic readings; Role of science in the sudden surge of interest in the paranormal; Research on mind over matter. INSET: I was a psychic spy.
The diva of disclosure
Profiles Elizabeth Loftus and her work on memory malleability. Comments made; Background information.
The Brain Trust
Donated gray matter keeps disease research moving. PT speaks to the director of a brain bank to find out what happens to all that gray matter.
The Power of Coincidence
Whether coincidences are meaningful is a mystery. But our talent for noticing and manipulating them is increasingly clear.
Change of Face...Change of Fate
Is our national obsession with appearance a new sickness or a perennial human concern?
Back From the Drink
Treatments for alcoholism that work.
The Optimism Revolution
Optimism as you know it isn't always the best medicine. In the new view, behavior trumps positive outlook. Why a healthy mentality paints the world in light and shadow.
On The Front Lines Of Alternative Medicine
More and more respected mainstream physicians are blending traditional and alternative medicine—even when it means risking their reputations and security.
Dispatch from dreamland
Relates the author's travel on Rachel town, Nevada, to investigate on the Americans belief on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Fears and fantasies about UFOs; Information about Area 51 Research Center by Glenn Campbell; UFO as modern myth. INSET: Secret science & criminal acts.
When hearing is believing
Discusses how our senses influence each other according to Brandeis University psychologist Robert Sekuler. Views regarding the ways on how our senses influence each other; Sekuler and colleagues' test on the effect of sound on sight; Results of the test; Relationships of brain and our senses.
Opening the black box
Discusses about the behavior of human. Ways on how to help balance the brains; Views on the different mental disorders; How disorders are reflected; Key strategies for avoiding depression; Different approaches for the treatment of mental disorders.
Mind Body: Mystical Connection
How Candace Pert, neuroscientist and alternative medicine guru, discovered the body's natural opiates, known as endorphins.
Crimes of the soul
Discusses the ties that bind gurus and their followers. Story of Luna Torlo, author of 'Mother of God' and mother of American guru Andrew Cohen; Human tendency to search for transcendence; Reason why Torlo stopped following her son; Reason why people turn to spiritual teachers or leaders; Characteristics of gurus; Different views on gurus.
Night Life
What happens when we dream? From nightmares to pre-cognitive dreams, psychologists give their takes on the various myths related to this nightly activity.
Messing with mother (nature)
Dicusses moral and ethical aspects of genetic engineering or cloning as applied to human beings. Perfect human beings as a promise of genetic engineering; Advantages of genetic enhancements; Debatable issues concerning human cloning; Different views on the effects of human cloning.
Crime and punishment?
Describes the participation of Donna Hylton in the kidnap and murder of real estate broker, Thomas Vigliarole. Background of Hylton; Description of the crime; Life in the prison.
The Culture of Celebrity
The nature of fame has changed in modern times, and celebrities, and their fans, are diminished by the process.
It's magical. It's malleable. It's... memory

Examines the ambiguities and paradoxes of memory. Experiences of Elizabeth Loftus, author of 'The Myth of Repressed Memory'; How scientists have begun to piece together a picture of memory; Ways of looking at the brain; Description of memory by Gerald Edelman, Ph.D.,; Research by Mark Gluck, Ph.D.; Advances in neuroscience; When memory goes awry; The power of emotional memory; Memory lost and regained.

Why we need Miss America

The annual pageant brings hoots and snickers, but when the winner is crowned this September, we'll be reminded once again of some vital truths about ourselves and our country.

The Harvard professor & the UFOs

Focuses on Harvard psychiatrist John Mack, 64, healer to a whole underground of Americans who claim they have been abducted by aliens in UFOs. How Mack's UFO work depends on the validity of hypnosis as a tool to recover memory.

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