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Hypnosis is often thought to be a gimmick, not a real state of mind. But a new study uses P-E-T scans to test the theory that hypnosis actually has a biological basis. NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports.

David Greenberger reviews The Unaccompanied Voice, a collection of songs by two dozen performers singing a cappella.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Santiago on the secrecy that Chile's Supreme Court is maintaining, as to whether it will strip former President Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution. The court met on Tuesday but refuses to announce its decision, or even to say whether it has decided whether Pinochet should face trial.

Pat Dowell takes a look at the new movie,The Tic Code, which is about a young jazz musician with Tourette's Syndrome. The film was written by actress Polly Draper whose husband originally asked her not to write the script because of its similarity to his life.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin on Germany's centuries-old Meister system, which requires craftsmen to complete a lengthy training program before being licensed. German guilds are resisting pressure to relax their rules and conform to the standards of the European Community. EU rules say that a worker from one country should be free to practice his trade in another.

Highlights from Republican vice-presidential nominee Dick Cheney's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia last night.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on events of the third day of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Last night, former six-term congressman, defense secretary and oil executive Dick Cheney accepted the Republican Party's vice presidential nomination and opened a new chapter in his political life. (8:29

Host Alex Chadwick talks with French-born medical anthropologist, Clotaire Rapaille, who's made a career of studying why people decide to buy certain products or vote for particular political candidates. Rapaille says he's cracked the code to understanding American culture.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a racial discrimination suit won in San Francisco by workers at Interstate Bakeries Corporation, makers of Wonder Bread. The jury gave the workers eleven million dollars in compensatory damages, and 120 million in punitive damages.

David Brower of member station KRWG in New Mexico reports that two of the state's leading training centers for the blind have settled their philosophical differences and are now teaching classes together.