The intersection of magic and neuroscience has become a topic of some interest in the scientific community, and Robbins is now a regular on the lecture circuit.

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This week the embassy sent out an announcement to its mailing list urging the public to attend a lecture by former Peace Now director Gavri Bargil at the London School of Economics.

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Now he spends his days on the lecture circuit or playing golf with his Pennsylvania friend, Arnold Palmer.

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Now in its tenth year, the Lecture Series features distinguished speakers whose work has influenced and advanced awareness of U.S.-Africa relations.

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Now Buckley, America's most distinctive public speaker, is giving up the lecture circuit in which he has labored for half a century.

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