Marjorie Garber is one of the world's premier Shakespeare scholars and teaches at Harvard. Her latest book is "On Shakespeare and Modern Culture."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lucy Jago tells Steve Paulson about the life and work of the Norwegian scientist who figured out what really causes the Northern Lights.
Jonathan Cott describes what it was like to re-invent himself after E.C.T. (Electroconvulsive Therapy) treatments created a fifteen year gap in his memory.
No matter how much we learn about the brain, Sacks says we may never understand how the mind works. In this interview, he marvels at how the human brain is fine-tuned to respond to music.
Jay Parini is a poet, novelist and teacher. He's also the author of "Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America." He tells Jim Fleming that his is not a list of "great books" but rather books that significantly changed the literary climate of American culture.
Joao Magueijo has been stirring things up in Physics with his book, “Faster Than the Speed of Light.” He posits that the speed of light can vary.
Judy Blunt was born on a cattle ranch in Montana. She talks with Anne Strainchamps about her attitude towards animals, and why she finally had to walk away from ranch life.
The Olympic Games in Russia are on our minds. In particular, the growing political protests against Russia’s recent anti-gay legislation. Which has us remembering the most famous political protest in Olympics history.
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