This American Life
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Last Week's Show: A Little Bit of Knowledge Originally aired 07.22.2005
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Bob Berenz had a good job as an electrician. But he wanted to do something bigger. He came up with an idea for an invention. But as he studied physics texts to see if his invention could work, he happened upon the biggest idea of his life: a revelation about physics that would disprove Einstein, and Newton. That is...if Bob's right. This, and other stories about the pitfalls of knowing just a little bit too little.
When John came back from Iraq, he refused to leave his house. He was paranoid. He had violent nightmares—the same ones every night. He was haunted by the killing he'd done. Unlike a lot of vets, John got treatment. The people at the Veterans Affairs clinic started to feel optimistic about his case. And then John attacked his fiancée and her mother. This and other stories of people who've come face to face with death and are struggling to move on.
