Karen Armstrong tries to explain where the Buddha came from and how Prince Siddharta could be a compassionate man yet abandon his family to become the Buddha.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Len Fisher believes in practical physics. His book, "How to Dunk a Doughnut" gives scientific explanations for the minutiae of everyday life.
A portrait of Kathputli, India's last remaining magician's colony.
Mamak Khadem talks with Anne Strainchamps about "Good Night Songs of the Revolution" – music she created for an art installation to mark the Iranian Revolution 30 years ago.
Ken Eklund is the creator of the alternate reality game "World Without Oil." He describes the game and we hear the comments of several game bloggers.
Philip Milano is the author of “Why Do White People Smell Like Dogs When They Come Out of the Rain?” and founder of the controversial Web site, Y-Forum.com. He tells Anne Strainchamps his goal is to increase understanding between the races.
A recent study of DNA from Neanderthal bones changed everything we thought we knew.
Mark Anderson tells Steve Paulson that no single piece of evidence for Shakespeare's identity is conclusive, but all the funny coincidences "prove" his thesis.
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