The Sunday Magazine for November 8, 2020
This week on The Sunday Magazine with host Piya Chattopadhyay:
The divided states of America: The 2020 United States presidential election sent at least one clear message: Americans are deeply divided. To better understand the discord — and how to overcome it — Chattopadhyay speaks with three people who've studied voters and division: University of Arizona political science associate professor Samara Klar, University of California, Irvine sociology professor Francesca Polletta, and Princeton University assistant professor of politics LaFleur Stephens-Dougan.
First trust, then treatment: Our series profiling some of Canada's unsung healthcare heroes past and present continues with Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah. She's a psychiatrist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, who works primarily with patients who experience psychosis. She speaks with Chattopadhyay about how she builds trust with her patients and the role of police in mental health calls.
Discoveries from a 10-year "sniffing expedition": Every time we breathe, we confront a whole world made up of tiny specks of matter, that we perceive as smells — some that bring us pleasure, comfort and awe; others that elicit disgust or revulsion. Celebrated food writer and kitchen scientist Harold McGee has spent 10 years exploring the world of smell. His conclusion? It's time we stop and 'listen' to what our nose says.
