Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
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Shocking acts of violence are committed in the name of religion, but Karen Armstrong says we're too quick to blame faith for violence and intolerance around the world.
Nadine Svoboda’s been all over the world listening to forests. She records their sounds for the British Library Sound Archive.
We meet Pete Daly, an engineer with recurrent melanoma who talks about living with cancer.
We present two takes on the question of whether or not the world's supply of oil is drying up. Princeton's Ken Deffeyes says production has peaked. Danish statistician Bjorn Lomborg says that's just crying wolf.
Philippe Petit is the author of “To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk between the Twin Towers.”
Norman George wrote and stars in “Poe Alone” - a play set during the writer’s last public lecture.
Nicholas Carr believes the Internet is rewiring the human brain with its instant access to all sorts of information. Are we losing our ability to focus on one thing for any length of time?
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