Rodney Rothman tells Jim Fleming why he decided to "retire" at age 28 and go to live in a retirement community in Florida.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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We need a green revolution, and our current crop initiatives are not adding up to such things.
Russell Stannard is professor of physics emeritus at Open University in London and the author of the Uncle Albert books – a series of books for children about physics.
Steven MacDonald plays bass. He recorded himself playing along with the band White Stripes’ latest CD. Then he made the altered music available on the internet.
Singer/Songwriter John Wesley Harding (AKA novelist Wesley Stace) talks to Anne Strainchamps about his double life as a musician and a novelist. Harding has transformed one of his songs into a novel called “Misfortune.”
"Fight Club" for women -- that's the book Sarai Walker wanted to read. So she wrote it herself. "Dietland" is a revenge fantasy and feminist manifesto for fat girls and women everywhere. If you've ever felt ashamed of your body, this is the book for you.
Neuroscientists say that about a quarter of our mental energy is dedicated to maintaining our narrative identities. Julian Keenan says there's got to be an evolutionary benefit for all that "self".
Susan Sontag’s new book about the imagery of war is “Regarding the Pain of Others.” She says that graphic war photos can be very powerful, but they often elicit complicated reactions among viewers.
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