Lev Grossman tells Anne Strainchmps about his experiences working at one of the great repositories of rare books.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Marcus Chown is agog at the wonder of the universe and tells Anne Strainchamps that we haven't begun to understand the strangeness of it all.
Michael Shapiro, author of “The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together” tells Jim Fleming why baseball in Brooklyn was special.
Nathan Rabin, head writer for "The Onion's" entertainment section, "A.V. Club.", explains the pivotal role popular culture has played throughout his life.
Robert Laughlin tells Steve Paulson that physicists are an eccentric bunch. He should know.
Parker Palmer is a writer and educator who's spent a lot of time thinking about the question, "What makes life worth living?"
Jason Pfaff wants to eat in every single Denny’s. He’s made it to a few hundred so far.
Peter Turchi tells Steve Paulson that both map-making and writing place great importance on the empty spaces.
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