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From LSD Dealer to Christian Missionary
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1:17
Duration: 2:44
The Divide Between Theory and Reality in Linguistics
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2:29:22
Duration: 0:45
The Brutal Missionary 'Final Exam' in the Jungle
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4:13
Duration: 1:39
How to Survive 10 Days in the Jungle with Only a Machete
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5:25
Duration: 3:32
Surviving a Jaguar Attack with a Blowgun
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10:20
Duration: 1:13
The Belly of My Brother: Why the Pirahã Don't Store Food
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13:14
Duration: 0:19
How Modern Dams Are Starving Ancient Tribes
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14:08
Duration: 1:27
The High Stakes of Tone Languages
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20:59
Duration: 1:02
Day One in the Amazon: No Language, Just Candy
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22:25
Duration: 1:07
The Dark Side of the Missionary Dream
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26:32
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The Language with No Numbers or Colors
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30:41
Duration: 0:37
Challenging the 'Most Famous Linguist in History'
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31:52
Duration: 1:27
The Intelligence of Homo Erectus
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37:13
Duration: 1:29
The Surprising Sophistication of Homo Erectus
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37:45
Duration: 0:52
When Genius Refuses to Listen: The Chomsky Feud
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41:53
Duration: 1:15
How Much Language Does It Take to Build a Boat?
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39:26
Duration: 0:54
When Your Idol Calls You a Charlatan
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48:02
Duration: 4:12
Why the Piraha Thought I Was a 'Goner' at 45
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56:13
Duration: 0:45
The 'Fastmouth' Creature: Prank or Possession?
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57:03
Duration: 2:28
Changing Names to Escape the Past
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59:52
Duration: 1:01
The Night Jesus 'Visited' the Village
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1:05:15
Duration: 1:21
How the Pirahã People Converted a Missionary to Atheism
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1:07:38
Duration: 1:39
Measuring Happiness: The Zen Masters of the Amazon
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1:09:42
Duration: 1:04
The Logical Problem with Faith Healers
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1:11:33
Duration: 0:59
Why Subsistence Cultures Are the Happiest People
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1:22:11
Duration: 0:37
Science as a Community of 'Good Guesses'
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1:17:22
Duration: 0:30
The Conflict of Religious Inconsistency
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1:20:26
Duration: 0:53
The Pirahã Perspective on Death and Fear
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1:24:40
Duration: 0:22
Voluntary Hardship: The 'Hard' Philosophy
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1:26:43
Duration: 0:17
The Impact of Modern Diet on Tribal Health
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1:31:48
Duration: 0:27
Why the Pirahã Don't Hit Children
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1:28:23
Duration: 0:11
The Price of Losing My Faith
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1:34:05
Duration: 1:41
Anger is the Only Sin: Pirahã Conflict Resolution
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1:39:57
Duration: 0:51
Banishment: The Ultimate Jungle Death Sentence
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1:40:52
Duration: 1:00
Why You Don't Punch Someone in the Amazon
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1:42:51
Duration: 1:11
Survival is Advanced Pattern Recognition
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1:49:18
Duration: 1:21
Escaping a Hospital in a Gown: The 30-Mile Trek
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1:52:16
Duration: 1:07
Navigating 30 Miles of Jungle in a Hospital Gown
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1:52:16
Duration: 2:16
The Pirahã Purpose: Community is Everything
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1:57:42
Duration: 0:50
The Symbiosis of Bow Making
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2:01:50
Duration: 0:42
The Symbolic Crafting of an Amazonian Bow
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2:01:23
Duration: 1:04
Mustard vs. Rat Brains: A Lesson in Cultural Relativity
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2:04:31
Duration: 0:53
The Dangers of Trying to Fit In: Saliva Beer and a Medical Evacuation
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2:09:32
Duration: 0:46
The Cannibalistic Rituals of the Wadi People
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2:12:26
Duration: 1:10
Eating Monkey in the Amazon Jungle
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2:11:18
Duration: 0:56
The Power of Fearlessness through Faith
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2:18:23
Duration: 0:45
The Humbling Reality of Learning a New Language
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2:21:08
Duration: 0:48
Why Field Research Isn't Always Reliable
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2:21:58
Duration: 0:53
When Religion Clashes with Culture
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2:26:59
Duration: 0:51
The Silent Death of Global Languages
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2:30:32
Duration: 1:05
The Reality of Learning an Unwritten Language
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2:35:30
Duration: 1:21