Are we alone in the universe? Almost certainly not. The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world: there IS life beyond earth. New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outer space and in the most remote areas of our own planet all point to one conclusion. Extra terrestrial life exists, and we're very close to finding it. Science writer Marc Kaufman explains what's changed.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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In this EXTENDED interview, Adam Mansbach talks about his new novel, "Rage is Back."
Christian Rudder, the founder of OKCupid, thinks cupid’s arrow may just be an algorithm.
Piers Steel describes himself as a semi-reformed procrastinator. He is an authority on the science of motivation and teaches at the University of Calgary.
Orville Schell tells Jim Fleming that Westerners have always romanticized Tibet. He’s observed it for years and concedes that even under Chinese domination, Tibet remains a unique and entrancing place.
Mo Yan is a Chinese novelist whom many critics think will be a future Nobel Prize winner. His new novel is called “Big Breasts & Wide Hips.”
The style of type used by the Obama campaign is called Gotham and was designed by the team of Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones.
Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city.
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