Mark Kurlansky, author of “1968: The Year That Rocked the World” talks about why that year was so significant.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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MD and best-selling novelist Michael Crichton talks with Jim Fleming about the ethical problems he envisions with permitting patents on human DNA.
Can you actually see creativity in the brain? It turns out you can if you put a living, breathing human being inside a brain scan. IN this EXTENDED interview, neuroscientist Rex Jung describes his innovative research on the science of creativity.
In this UNCUT interview, M.E. Thomas talks with Anne about her book, "Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight."
Nick Flynn is the author of a memoir of his complex relationship with his father, who showed up as a client at the homeless shelter where Nick was working.
We have a new Poet Laureate here in the U.S. Listen in as Natasha Trethewey talks about the history and memory embedded in her work.
Americans spend billions of dollars a year on over-the-counter pain relievers. In fact, all over the world, easing pain is big business. And Aspirin’s one of the top sellers. Why? Charles Mann, author of “The Aspirin Wars”, tells Steve Paulson what happened when a German company called Bayer came to America:
John Callahan is a C5-6 quadriplegic. With only limited arm movement, he’s become a successful cartoonist. Callahan explains why he doesn’t shy away from outrageous cartoons.
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