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Richard Handler

The Ideas guy

Humans, prepare to die
May 7, 2008
To ask or not to ask, a short history of the question
April 30, 2008
Mistakes were made
April 23, 2008
Tired of looking on the bright side? Me, too, I think
April 17, 2008
Oprah and the charm of discipleship
April 8, 2008
The science of love
April 2, 2008
The trouble with stories
March 26, 2008
Begin with the word and do your own imagining
March 19, 2008
Don't like the future? Change the channel
March 5, 2008
The merchant of melancholy
February 27, 2008
Meditation for the masses
February 20, 2008
What if? The danger in reimagining history
February 13, 2008
In praise of a nasty philosopher
February 7, 2008
Perhaps you are a late bloomer
January 29, 2008
Creative dozing: In praise of the nap
January 23, 2008
Must we hate America?
January 16, 2008
Lifting the veil on the apocalypse
January 3, 2008
What to say to the inner voice
December 27, 2007
Moments of extraordinary knowing
December 19, 2007
Mind your body, it minds you
December 12, 2007
When good enough is not
December 6, 2007
Why can't God be more like us?
November 28, 2007
Mistrust certainty, it might save your life
November 21, 2007
Don't read this book
November 14, 2007
Searching for self in the modern ad
November 7, 2007
The curse of knowledge
October 30, 2007
Get smarter, give your billions away
October 18, 2007
As I was telling my therapist
October 24, 2007
Get smarter, give your billions away
October 18, 2007
Music to my ears
October 10, 2007
When even superheroes go bad
October 3, 2007
Slow down and read
September 26, 2007
Deepak Chopra, death's valedictorian
September 19, 2007
The crackhead, the starer and other urban adventures
September 12, 2007
Mother Theresa: Saint of doubt
September 5, 2007
Imagining a way into nationhood
August 30, 2007
More bowling alone in America
August 22, 2007
Do you believe in magic?
August 15, 2007
When the mind is like a Chinese finger trap
August 9, 2007
Driving with Buddha
August 2, 2007
How to change your brain
July 26, 2007
Lost in America and other summer frenzies
July 19, 2007
A postmodern Post-it
July 5, 2007
We have met the enemy and it is global warming
June 27, 2007
The secret of The Secret
June 22, 2007
Don't trust smart people
June 5, 2007
Morality snapshots: Images to end an era
May 26, 2007
Facing up to imperfection
May 19, 2007
Parable of the Tardy Samaritan
May 11, 2007
The full-out war between innies and outies
May 5, 2007
Arguing with God
April 28, 2007
Once upon a time …
April 20, 2007
Movie fascism, it's all in the rage
April 14, 2007
A different kind of Easter bunny
April 6, 2007
Learning to fight as a couple
March 27, 2007
Giving Sigmund Freud the slip
March 9, 2007
Lauding me, lauding you, the dark side of self-esteem
March 3, 2007
Writer's block or brain surgery, the choice is yours
February 20, 2007
Norman Mailer, one of God's little helpers
February 10, 2007
Vampire winter
February 1, 2007
The joy of half-thinking
January 22, 2007
An entreaty to the God of parking spaces
January 13, 2007
Eat your poetry, it's good for you
January 6, 2007
The gift of identity
December 29, 2006
The science of happiness
December 21, 2006
Humans and the dance of expectations
December 12, 2006
God vs. Science
Nov. 28, 2006
From Mars to graffiti
Nov. 21, 2006
Lister Sinclair, the original Ideas guy
Nov. 9, 2006
How to survive the Information Combat Zone
Oct. 31, 2006
Rendering our evil ways
Oct. 17, 2006
Osama and me
Oct. 4, 2006
Why do we kill for religion?
September 26, 2006
Buddha and the wedding cake
September 11, 2006
Iraq is 'Monica's War'
September 1, 2006
From Moses to AIDS, disease as symbol
Aug. 21, 2006
Cognitive therapy and the Middle East
Aug. 14, 2006

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Richard Handler is a producer with the CBC Radio program Ideas.


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42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.
Italian police arrest Mumbai attack suspects
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
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Vancouver Island floodwaters recede
The flood situation on Vancouver Island has improved dramatically as floodwaters recede, but officials warn more rain is on the way.
Disgraced N.S. bishop Lahey replaced Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
N.B. man recovering after car plunges into culvert
A New Brunswick man is recovering in hospital after his car plunged into a washed-out culvert near Chipman.
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Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony Video
The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.
Hillier didn't hear detainee torture allegations Video
Former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier says he's never heard suggestions that Canada may have been complicit in the torture of detainees in Afghanistan.
Tories reject call for Afghan torture inquiry Video
The Canadian government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into the alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
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Health »

More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come Video
Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.
Trade show pitches surgical passages to India Video
Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight.
Weight gain in pregnancy guides updated
Health Canada is formally replacing its guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy to match new U.S. recommendations.
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Arts & Entertainment»

Pope builds friendships with artists
Pope Benedict XVI met in Rome with more than 250 artists from around the world to foster dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the arts.
Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus accident
The driver of a bus on Miley Cyrus's concert tour died on Friday when the bus struck an embankment and overturned in Virginia.
Jackson's fatal drug bought in Vegas
Michael Jackson's personal physician bought the powerful anesthetic propofol in Las Vegas and had it shipped to Los Angeles, according to search warrant records released over objections from the L.A. police.
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Technology & Science »

Bell quietly drops system access fee
The cellphone system access fee is all but extinct. Bell Canada has quietly axed the charge, joining rivals Rogers and Telus.
Beam sent around Large Hadron Collider
The operators of the Large Hadron Collider have successfully sent a beam of particles around the ring of the world's largest particle collider in Switzerland.
Astronauts begin 2nd spacewalk of Atlantis mission
Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis have begun their second of three scheduled spacewalks.
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Money »

Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty Video
Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
Canada Post struggles to innovate
Canada's postal service is reinventing itself as it struggles to make up for dwindling demand in the face of a devastating global economic slowdown.
The 10-billion-barrel battle
Henry Lyatsky wants B.C.'s coast opened to oil drilling but environmentalists stand opposed.
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Consumer Life »

Bullying is a public health issue: researcher
Bullying should be considered a public health problem and governments should adopt national strategies against it, says a Canadian professor who led a study of bullying in 40 countries.
Early Canadian stamps auction nets $3.2M US Video
A New York stamp collector auctioned parts of his collection in New York on Thursday, including a Canadian-issued stamp that is one of the world's rarest.
Fake hairstyling irons pop up in Regina
Hundreds of knock-off hairstyling irons were seized Friday morning by RCMP acting on a hot tip.
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Leafs look to limit Ovechkin, Caps
For a team with glaring defensive issues, Toronto could hardly have done worse than draw Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).
Virtue, Moir in control at Skate Canada
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have put a stranglehold on the ice dance competition at Skate Canada in Kitchener, Ont.
Queen's, Calgary to battle for Vanier Cup
The powerful Laval Rouge et Or could not handle the heat in the Kingston kitchen, falling 33-30 in the Mitchell Bowl to Queen's despite a late rally.
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