Power and promiscuity
Anthony Weiner is just one of a cascade of politicians caught up in recent sex scandals. Sanford, Spitzer, Vitter, Schwarzenegger, Edwards - the list goes on. Does power increase the likelihood of promiscuity? And why are women conspicuously absent from the list?9:06 a.m.Dr. Jonathan Kunstman: Postdoctoral researcher at UCSB. His research investigates psychophysiological responses to intergroup interactions, prejudice, and discrimination.
Marie Wilson: Founder and President of The White House Project, co-creator of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day and author of Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World (Viking 2004).
Dayton: Workers' worries 'weigh very heavily'
Midmorning speaks with Gov. Mark Dayton about the possibility of a state government shutdown.9:50 a.m.Mark Dayton: Governor of Minnesota.
Inside the subconscious mind
The conscious mind might get much of the credit for our actions, but neuroscientist David Eagleman argues in his new book that many of our preferences, thoughts, and intentions are driven by unconscious processes.10:06 a.m.David Eagleman: Neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine and an author. His new book is "Incognito."
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