Rivka Galchen finished her MD and MFA degrees. Now she's published her first novel, "Atmospheric Disturbances."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Justin O. Schmidt has been stung by nearly every insect with a stinger, from the benign honeybee to the viscious tarantula hawk wasp. He is a research biologist and professor at the University of Arizona school of Entomology and he told Steve Paulson about his creation, the Schmidt Sting Pain Index.
Patricia Goldstone talks about how global tourism intended to boost local economies can fuel local prejudice and frustration.
Science writer John Horgan talks with Jim Fleming about scientists who are using the tools and techniques of science to try to discover evidence of God.
Once we’ve passed through hard times, it comes to picking up the pieces of our lives.
For Jonathan Cott - after 36 ECT sessions erased 15 years of his memory - that was a real challenge.
Novelist Jonathan Lethem talks about the work of Philip K. Dick. Dick is one of Lethem's literary heroes.
Robert W. Fuller says “rankism” is a form of discrimination based on the abuse of rank and that it runs rampant throughout our society.
Keith Miller is a novelist for whom libraries function as a muse.
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