Jeff Ferrell gave up life as a tenured professor and became a dumpster diver. His new book is "Empire of Scrounge."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jill Price has total recall of her life from the age of about 14. They still don't know why, but hope to understand someday and use that knowledge to help other people
It's flu season. While you stock up on vitamin C, zinc and herbal tea, you might also want to pick up a copy of historian Erika Janik’s brand new book, “Marketplace of the Marvelous -- The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine.”
More stories from you -- about precious bits of handwriting you've saved over the years.
British novelist Nick Hornby has written a funny book about suicide. It's called "A Long Way Down."
Michael Dickinson tells Jim Fleming about the robotic fly he’s building. Dickinson thinks flies are amazingly sophisticated flying machines.
M.E. Thomas talks about her book, "Confessions of a Sociopath: A LIfe Spent Hiding in Plain Sight."
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