Author: thisisyourbrain

 For 17 years, the Unabomber skillfully eluded investigators, leaving behind no fingerprints, DNA, or usable forensic evidence but in the end it was his own words that gave him away. Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald, a pioneer of forensic linguistics whose analysis of Ted Kaczynski’s writings helped crack one of the most notorious investigations in FBI history. Fitzgerald reveals how investigators constructed a personality profile from the bomber’s writings, identified the unusual turn of phrase that became a “linguistic smoking gun,” and used patterns in language and behavior to identify this notoriously elusive…

Nancy Jarecki’s stroke could have reduced her to a statistic.  But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery.    Phil Stieg Hi, this is Phil Steig. For our Season Six Finale we are recognizing Stroke Awareness Month with a very special episode of This Is Your Brain. You are about to hear what it’s like to experience a stroke from the inside. This is a story told by Nancy Jarecki, – a businesswoman, wife and mother – whose resilience and good humor while recovering from a serious brain aneurysm was inspiring to all of us who…