Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic talks about why manual work matters.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Neuroscientist Richard Davidson is a leading expert on the science of mindfulness. He's teamed up with the Dalai Lama to put Buddhist monks in brain scanners, and he's developing a new scientific model for studying emotion.
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Can science finally answer the age-old mystery, how something can come out of nothing? Physicist Lawrence Krauss says yes, and in the process he’s set off an intellectual brawl with theologians and philosophers.
Michael Gates Gill told us in his first book how Starbucks saved his life. He's back with "How to Save Your Own Life" – a series of life lessons.
Jaron Lanier popularized "virtual reality" in the 80s; he thinks Web 2.0 technology is erasing our sense of our own identity.
Micki McGee says Americans' social and economic history predisposes us to embrace self-improvement as a way of staying competitive in a tight job market.
The Swedish thriller “Easy Money: Hard to Kill" is in theatres around the country right now. It's based on the hard-boiled crime novels of Jens Lapidus. As Steve Paulson discovered, Lapidus is not a big fan of most Swedish crime fiction...
Marilyn Johnson talks about how librarians are emerging as heroes of the digital age because of their love for the written word, free speech and open access.
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