Jim Gaffigan is an actor and standup comedian, who makes extensive use of his "inner voice."
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.
Jon Ronson was assigned by The Guardian newspaper to find out how easy it would be to build a dirty bomb. So he did.
P.D. James created Adam Dalgleish, a detective almost as beloved as Holmes. Steve Paulson spoke with her on the occasion of the publication of her memoir, "Time to Be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography."
Paleo-anthropologist John Hawks talks about how we continue to evolve--changes that can be seen in the bones of modern humans.
Mark Lee was a war correspondent for the London Telegraph in East Africa. He barely made it back alive and has now written a novel called “Canal House.”
Linda Gray Sexton describes in vivid detail her own, lifelong battle against depression and suicide.
Would you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.
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