Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Charlie Rose, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000HBL6HS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #247,999 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, a Democrat and a liberal, talks about the divide between liberals and conservatives in today's politics and his new book, The Conscience of a Liberal, which chronicles his journey from professor to politician and makes the case that the Democratic Party must reclaim its liberal agenda in order to go forward. Then, Will Shortz, the editor of the crossword puzzles in The New York Times, talks about the art and science of crossword puzzles. Finally, Dr. Piero Anversa, professor of medicine at New York Medical College, on an exciting medical possibility: the idea of regenerating cells in the heart.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Will Shortz segment Filling in a few of the squares, November 29, 2007

By	Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle editor explains some of the tricks of the trade. He says that he does not write the puzzles but edits them, selects them from the many selections he reads each day. He tells us that he has however in recent years made the puzzle be more filled with items from contemporary culture. This is the reason I like it less as I do not understand most of the references. He claims that doing the crossword is great mental exercise. He cites Stanley Newman as the fastest puzzle solver of all time.
He tells us of the mental pleasure of solving a puzzle. He tells us that physicians say doing crosswords helps against Alzheimer's.
As a one - time doer of NY Times Crossword puzzles I enjoyed getting a bit of inside information. This segment was not however as exciting as the feeling one has when one rushes from one right answer to another thrilled at the prospect of getting the whole puzzle done.