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Segment 1: Sweet Reason on Language for the Nonreligious

Advice Column: Molleen Matsumura, creator of the "Sweet Reason"humanist advice column, responds to novelist Salman Rushdie's questionabout finding nonreligious language as powerful and beautiful as itsreligious equivalent.

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Segment 2: Humanist Biologist E.O.Wilson on religion and environmentalism

Interview: Two-time pulitzer prize winning Harvard biologistE.O. Wilson speaks with Duncan Crary about his recent efforts to gainsupport for science among religious fundamentalists.

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Segment 3: Dar Williams, "Humanist Album of the Year" Winner

Interview: Folk singer Dar Williams speaks to Jes Constantineabout the humanist themes in her music. This segment includes livemusical performances from the April New Humanism Conference hosted bythe Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. Songs include:"Christians and the Pagans" (live)*, "Team for God" (live)*, and"Echoes" from the album My Better Self.

*Recordings provided courtesy of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University

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The New Humanism Conference | Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University | Dar Williams | Holly Near

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