In contrast, over the years Brain, Child looked at the hard topics with quirky curiosity.
It's stunningly shot, on mostly US locations, and tackles plenty of hard topics – its deceptively light touch gets heavier as things progress.
In "Beyond the Reasons," it's dizzying to watch Justin Prentice, the actor who plays Bryce, say, "As a society, we tend to shy away from these hard topics...
Like "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!," "RadioLab," "The Daily Show," "Drunk History," and other edu-fun, "StarTalk" brings hard topics to a human scale and makes it O.K. to be interested in things that you're not an expert on.
Finally, the women of this country hear a voice from the wilderness speaking out for the need for more women in the ranks of columnists -- columnists who write on hard topics, not only to be hired but also finally recognized as equals of men.
Rape, mental illness, and shock therapy can be hard topics to discuss.
These hard topics may intensify when the outcome of the process is highly uncertain (especially if the upside is potentially huge) and give rise to appropriability issues.
When we entered into sensitive areas I found it possible to raise potentially contentious issues, find some common ground, get to the heart of the matter and push some hard topics around until we both felt we'd reached a good place.
Open, honest discussion of hard topics is something we are sorely lacking.
