Rebecca Goldstein explains how Spinoza envisioned God and why his conception appealed to later scientists like Einstein.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Maurice Sendak's new book, “Brundibar” is a collaboration with playwright Tony Kushner. It’s a story about confronting evil, based on events from the Holocaust.
Robert and Ellen Kaplan wrote “The Art of the Infinite.” They talk about it with Jim Fleming.
Jon Kabat-Zinn talks with Steve Paulson about what it means to be mindful of the body’s functioning, like breathing.
Jeanne Birdsall began writing at age 41. Her first novel became an instant classic.
Philip Harvey tells Jim Fleming about using the profits from his porn business to underwrite his philanthropy.
Richard Halpern talks with Jim Fleming about the sexual sub-text in Norman Rockwell’s work
Journalist Linda Ellerbee remembers buying oranges in Afghanistan, visiting Vietnam a generation after the war, and bathing in the Mediterranean to mark the passing of Julia Child.
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