Celtic historian John Matthews tells Steve Paulson that Merlin probably was a real person and that wizards are related to our ancient shamans.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mead McCormick is one of 100 finalists for the Mars One program, a private venture that hopes to start a colony on Mars by 2027. She talks to Anne Strainchamps about what attracted her to the project, what she imagines it will look like, and her fears about the blackness of space.
Classical pianist Leon Fleisher was sidelined for many years by a medical condition that crippled his right hand.
Jessica Queller tells Anne Strainchamps why she decided to have a double mastectomy after she tested positive for the breast cancer gene and her mother died of ovarian cancer.
Michael Piechowski talks about the intensity with which gifted children experience their lives.
Cosmologist Paul Davies talks with Steve Paulson about the anthropic principle and proposes that we live in a "participatory" universe - a premise he explores in his book, "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life."
Laura King spent three years working as the Afghanistan Bureau Chief for the LA Times.
A discussion of what makes a successful children’s picture book. Participants include: Kevin Henkes, Uri Shulevitz, and Barbara Barstow.
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