Given the history of the fraught relationship between the Catholic church and the sciences, you might be surprised to learn that the Vatican has an in-house astronomer. Listen in as he tells Jim Fleming about being a scientist in robes.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Philosopher Gregory Sadler has a fascinating take on the famous line from French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre’s 1944 play, “No Exit.”
Steve Paulson reports on the controversy and continuing influence of Vladimir Nabokov’s scandalous novel “Lolita.”
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss-born philosopher who travels throughout the Islamic world trying to build bridges between European Muslim and conservative clerics.
William Gibson talks about coining the word "cyberspace" to use in his fiction.
Scott Sandage tells Anne Strainchamps that the very meaning of failure has changed in American society over 200 years.
If there is one song more than any other that shimmers with political and emotional resonance, it’s “We Shall Overcome.”
A short story by science fiction writer John Scalzi, read by Adam Hirsch.
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