November 1997

  • Are we hard-wired for war? Two experts discuss where war has been and where it's headed.

  • How Candace Pert, neuroscientist and alternative medicine guru, discovered the body's natural opiates, known as endorphins.
  • Judges and juries can be swayed by more than just a pretty face: clothing and jewelry choices can sometimes mean the difference between doing time and dodging jail.

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