First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.

Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible.

From reporter to refugee Edison and Sony are journalists. They fled the bloodshed of Sierra Leone to start a new life in Sydney. But the past is always with them and explaining and documenting it is now the core of their work here in Australia. Journalists and their sources The assumption of confidentiality between a journalist and his or her source is enshrined in the Australian journalists' Code of Ethics. In Perth this past week one News Limited journalist has has his adherence to the code tested. He was threatened with gaol for not disclosing the name of a whistle-blower. Meanwhile, a new editorial policy has come into effect at the ABC which seeks to provide guidance on the way reporters should deal with their sources. But could it cause more harm than good?

Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ. A legendary talk from TED's archives.

Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.

Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.

The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Feminists (Don't Have a Sense of Humor)" and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008.

Reporting 'The Troubles' After a career spent reporting the joys and frustrations of Northern Ireland, BBC journalist Denis Murray has now called it a day, but not before speaking with the Media Report about his experiences.

Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward.

Torsten Reil talks about how the study of biology can help make natural-looking animated people -- by building a human from the inside out, with bones, muscles and a nervous system. He spoke at TED in 2003; see his work now in GTA4.

Both Electronic Arts and Microsoft have created social media campaigns for Facebook. Kevin Barenblat, CEO and Co-Founder of Context Optional discusses the creation of these campaigns on Facebook and how companies are making more social media connections through Facebook. Barenblat explains how Microsoft further developed the idea of a poke and geared it to the office. He also delves into how Electronic Arts taught more people about gaming with their gaming application. Tags: context optional, EA, facebook, Jennifer Jones, kevin barenblat, Marketing Voices, Microsoft, social media

Botanist Corneille Ewango talks about his work at the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Congo Basin -- and his heroic work protecting it from poachers, miners and raging civil wars.

Show Summary: Tyranny in Zimbabwe, the evangelical avant-garde and border radio

Guitarist and singer Raul Midon plays "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" during his 2007 set at TED.

Media work and media practice Three noted thinkers on the changing nature of media and its consumers. Our guests: MIT´s Henry Jenkins, Mark Deuze from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Australia´s John Hartley, Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation. How to handle a source The ABC has just introduced new policies governing the way journalists at the national broadcaster will be required to deal with sources. On Thursday 10th of July the Director of Editorial Policies at the ABC, Paul Chadwick, will be a guest on the Media Report. If you work in the media industry, or have an interest in issues of journalistic practice, we invite your questions on the subject. You'll find a link to the policy document below.

Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist.

You are about to hear a Net Tuesday presentation by Greg Wolff, president of UnaMesa. The UnaMesa Association is a non-profit, world-wide association of individuals from industry, academia, and NGOs that provides free software tools and web services for schools, clinics, and other community organizations. Their goal is for every student, educator, patient, and caregiver to have access to the information they need when they need it. UnaMesa serves the public interest by working with the community to create and deliver appropriate technologies, creating places where the staff of organizations learn best practices from each other, and by acting as a trust which holds the intellectual property and operates web services on behalf of the public.

This podcast is a presentation by Rushton Hurley, a high school teacher and director of Next Vista, an education-oriented non-profit that is building a free video library for teaches and students. He talks about how he uses wikis with students and his in his video program.

This podcast is a presentation at Net Tuesday by Adam Frey, the co-founder of Wikispaces. Wikispaces is an easy to use hosted wiki service. In this presentation Adam emphasizes that ease of use and freedom to explore make wikis a good tool for collaboration. They are a tool that educators have found to be useful in working with students, and they may be a good tool for non-profits as well.

This podcast is an interview by David Collin of Adam Frey, the co-founder of Wikispaces. Wikispaces is a simple to use, quick to set up, hosted wiki system for groups, organizations, companies and even families. Wikispace has put emphasis on wikis in the educational environment by working with schools from k-12 to Columbia University. In this podcast Adam discusses how wikis may be the right tool for easy collaboration projects in non-profits.

X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g.

Who is in your social circle? What influence do they have on you and what you purchase? Shiv Singh, VP of Social Media at Avenue A Razorfish thinks your peers have enormous influence on what you do and what you buy. Talking to Jennifer Jones, Shiv delves into how marketers should best use peer influence to their advantage and where he has seen peer influencers have the greatest impact. Tags: Avenue A Razorfish, Jennifer Jones, Marketing, Marketing Voices, peer influence, shiv singh, social media

Composer Sxip Shirey makes music from the simple, dramatic act of breathing -- alone and together. Open your ears to a passionate 3 minutes.

On June 26th 2008 evening, ContentNext Media did a mixer and a panel in Seattle, and this is the video from it.

Show summary: Indecency over the air and the man who created the infamous Daisy Girl ad

Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay performs the semi-serious song "Clonie" -- about creating the ultimate companion.

Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching project.

Ten reasons to be happy Journalists can be such a gloomy lot, always finding fault, especially with their own profession. So in a spirit of positivity, we´ll bring you ten good reasons why today´s journalists should smile.