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What eclipses historically reveal about human nature

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A view of the total solar eclipse from Dallas. (Micaela Rodriguez/Here & Now)
A view of the total solar eclipse from Dallas. (Micaela Rodriguez/Here & Now)

Here & Now host Scott Tong speaks with former NPR science reporter David Baron, author of the newly re-issued 2017 novel "American Eclipse," about what American scientists wanted to prove during the 1878 eclipse, and what Monday's eclipse might reveal about ourselves.

This segment aired on April 8, 2024.

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