Neuro-scientist Robert Provine, author of “Laughter: A Scientific Investigation,” tells Steve Paulson about a two year laughing jag in Tanzania.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Linda Greenlaw tells Anne Strainchamps that fishing for lobsters is mostly a matter of hard work and persistence, and that for the fishermen, lobster is cheap eating.
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson is a leading expert on the science of mindfulness. He's teamed up with the Dalai Lama to put Buddhist monks in brain scanners, and he's developing a new scientific model for studying emotion. In this EXTENDED interview, he talks about how his scientific work ended up changing his own life.
It’s time for you to meet the next wave of African fiction and our guest has compiled their writing together in the book “Africa39” – an anthology of 39 African writers under the age of 39.
Odessa Piper is the chef and proprietor of L’Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin and a champion of cuisine prepared from locally available food.
Louise Brown tells Anne Strainchamps that the traditional culture of prostitution is related to the performing arts in Pakistan but that it is being replaced by a sex industry.
What’s daily life like for the U.S. president? Journalist Michael Lewis says it’s “an absurd job.” Lewis recently spent six months with President Obama. In this NEW and UNCUT interview, he talks with Steve Paulson about shadowing POTUS.
Jason Zasky edits the failuremagazine website. He just loves a good comeback story and shares a few with Anne Strainchamps.
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