We hear a depression story from 98 year old Nicholas J. Miller.
Are we alone in the universe? Almost certainly not. The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world: there IS life beyond earth. New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outer space and in the most remote areas of our own planet all point to one conclusion. Extra terrestrial life exists, and we're very close to finding it. Science writer Marc Kaufman explains what's changed.
physicist Robert Park says we’re inundated with pseudo-science and gives some examples of famous “scientific” scams and failures. Park’s book is “Voodoo Science.”
You know poems can be different things to different people: solace, a call to action, beauty. A reflection on war. But to Rae Armantrout there’s one thing that all poetry should be - read out loud.
Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city.
Many of the biggest ideas in science today were dreamed up in the studios of NY's avant garde artists. So says John Brockman. He was there. Today, he brings the same wide-ranging intellectual spirit to his online science salon, Edge.org.
Want to hear more of Domenico Vicinanza's music from Voyager 1 and 2? Here it is.
Joe Kelly runs a national organization called Dads and Daughters. He gives Steve Paulson some advice for fathers whose daughters are hitting puberty.
Ray Kurzweil believes we'll soon have tiny computers embedded in our brains. He says we're on the verge of a new era in evolution - a fusion of biology and machine technology.