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Dr. Ben Carson
Clip: Season 11 | 8m 41s
He overcame a troubled childhood to become one of the world's leading neurosurgeons.
Ben Carson knows a lot about risk. As one of the leading pediatric neurosurgeons in the world, Carson makes life and death decisions nearly every day, and he has gained international fame for his work separating twins joined at their heads. Carson believes risk can be a good thing. But he says most Americans are obsessed with security.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Dr. Ben Carson
Clip: Season 11 | 8m 41s
Ben Carson knows a lot about risk. As one of the leading pediatric neurosurgeons in the world, Carson makes life and death decisions nearly every day, and he has gained international fame for his work separating twins joined at their heads. Carson believes risk can be a good thing. But he says most Americans are obsessed with security.
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