Chicago May was a 19th century Irish immigrant who became a con-woman and crook instead of a maid or factory worker.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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In this short excerpt, Jane Goodall talks about her lifelong wish to get inside the mind of a chimpanzee. What's it like to think without words?
Christian Rudder, the founder of OKCupid, thinks cupid’s arrow may just be an algorithm.
Richard Ranft says the oceans are teeming with noises and plays Jim Fleming a few examples from snapping shrimp to amorous haddock and walruses.
Jim Fleming explores Wisconsin’s Cave of the Mounds with Marcia Bjornerud, author of “Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth.”
While coastal dialects are being lost, new American dialects are developing all the time as American English evolves.
Jonathan Lethem talks about his role as a novelist, which he explores in his new book, "The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, etc."
More stories from you -- about precious bits of handwriting you've saved over the years.
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