We hear from Artificial Intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky, physicist Roger Penrose, philosopher Daniel Dennett, New Age guru Deepak Chopra, and many more.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Tom Paine is the author of a novel called “The Pearl of Kuwait.” It follows the experiences of a Vietnamese-American Marine during the first Gulf War.
Journalist and educator Thomas Kunkel recommends "Here Is New York" by E.B. White.
Photographer William Christenberry takes pictures of simple buildings in forgotten corners of his home place of Hale County, Alabama, year after year to document how they change over time.
Susan Abulhawa and Margot Singer talk with Steve Paulson about their experiences and writing about life in the refugee camps of the West Bank.
Virginia Morell wrote a cover story for National Geographic Magazine on the latest research going on in the field of animal intelligence.
Rupert Thomson’s latest novel, “The Book of Revelation,” straddles a razor thin line between literature and pornography. He recaps his plot for Steve Paulson.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says despite what we believe, our political beliefs aren't always as well reasoned as we think.
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