huxley's brave new world is here, from ritalin to paxil to zoloft, people are taking mind-altering drugs in record volumes. not since the '60's have americans popped so many pills. have psycho pharmaceuticals turned us into a zombie nation? or should we just go with the flow and embrace the brave new world of mood control? we'll ask new york magazine journalist ariel levy and washington psychiatrist dr. brian doyle. >> >> if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. a.d.m. the nature of what's to come. >> welcome. ariel levy, you authored a cover story for "new york magazine" which we see here "what are you on?" and you described new york today to -- you say sound the alarm, there is a new dg epide

(cheers and applause) beautiful paxil!his muppet fiscal conserve stichl based on a social science experiment called the marshmallow test. for more, we turn to grover and an unnamed muppet named leather. >> sometimes people do this stuff with kids your age, they say "i'll give you a marshmallow now or if you wait aa little while i'll give you two marshmallows, but only if you wait." >> the marshmallows! >> would it be hard to wait? >> it would be very hard to wait yes. >> stephen: very hard to wait for marshmallows. i feel the same way about grover meat. (laughter) it's good. it's good. now, this experiment was first performed in 12970s to determine a child's self-control and the results were startling. according to the study kids kids who at the age of three displayed the most self-control were far more likely to be healthy and wealthy in their 30s. evidently, your ability to resist eating a marshmallow determines your future success. (laughter) i say it's time to test this theory. i happen to have a bag of marshmallows ri

host: a gift -- a gingrich supporter, tom joins us from paxil, ky. caller: i have been a gingrich supporter during his days as speaker. he is an articulate republican. this year in 2012 more than any ther, they're wrong but -- republicans need a very articulate debater. it that is one thing that was lacking very much with mccain. obama was elected because of an economic catastrophe and we're in that kind of situation today. i do not know what effect this will have on gingrich. he may or may not survive. this will not help anything. it is a shame because he adds so much to the debate. this is the season, the primary season, where you test the candidates and you get to see what they would be like if elected president. as long as the republican candidates can win and should win if your she can hold their own with zero balad during the debates. -- with obama and during the debates. host: let's look at a headline from today. this is about congresswoman gabrielle giffords. looking at another story in the news. this one references c-span in the "washington