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More Americans are bucking high-end funerals for simpler measures for burying loved ones.
August 6, 2008
Word of Mouth
Today on Word of Mouth, noted neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga looks at the uniqueness of our brains, and what sets humans apart from other animals. Also, a young reporter gets her DNA tested to calculate her risk of developing complex diseases. And, there’s a strange new phenomeon in some villages in northern Greenland: only girls are being born. Plus, singer-songwriter Tift Merritt's new album of American roots music, written in Paris.
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