"Shock Doctrine" journalist Naomi Klein's Dangerous Idea? Democratize the world's energy supply.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Charles R. Cross talks about his book, "Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain."
Jason Hartley talks about his book, "The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?"
So, National Parks are the greatest thing since sliced bread. And everyone loves them. Right? Well, not so fast. In the past couple years, a small group of Republicans have introduced bills that would seriously curtailing the creation of new National Parks and roll back protections of existing ones. These have been dubbed the “No More National Parks” bills. None of these bills have become law. Yet.Claire Moser works for the Public Lands Project for The Center for American Progress and she is trying to steop those bills.
Philip Ball tells Anne Strainchamps that artists had to be chemists for centuries and that often the paintings we see now look nothing like the originals.
Would you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.
For thousands of years, people have been telling stories about magical woods and enchanted forests. Writer and mythographer Marina Warner talks about the forest in human memory and imagination.
Len Fisher talks with Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it differs from "group think."
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