An audio installation that gives tropical plants the tools to play synthesizers, allowing people to experience biorhythms as live music.
An audio installation that gives tropical plants the tools to play synthesizers, allowing people to experience biorhythms as live music.
British novelist Will Self has written some very strange books. His latest is called “How the Dead Live.”
Stacy Holman Jones is the author of "Torch Singing." She loves the music, but as an avowed feminist.
S.T. Joshi says Lovecraft was always interested in pure science and has many imitators among contemporary writers.
For a lot of people, Albert Camus remains an essential writer. His philosophy of the absurd resonates with our struggle to find meaning in life. He also wrote eloquently about national identity and terrorism. Here we reflect on Camus’ life and enduring legacy.
Anthropologist Scott Atran has spent a decade interviewing jailed suicide bombers and jihadist military leaders. He says religious terrorists are motivated by the many of the same human values celebrated in every culture: brotherhood, loyalty, and the dream of a better world.
What helps you remember people you’ve lost? Take a look at what other listeners have shared, and share a photo of your own via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #TTBOOKonDeath.
What's the best way to fight the homogenization of America?