Classical pianist Leon Fleisher was sidelined for many years by a medical condition that crippled his right hand.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Robert Kurson talks about his new book, “Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II.”
Nicholas Ostler talks to Jim Fleming about how languages spread and the similarities and differences between Chinese and English.
Michael Piechowski talks about the intensity with which gifted children experience their lives.
Our intern, Nayantara Mukherji, grew up in Bombay India, and all summer long, she’s been telling us stories about the unusual interactions she’s had with her neighbors there. Like this one – the case of the disappearing cat.
Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
David Gessner's Dangerous Idea? Modern monkeywrenching that won't be perceived as "terrorism."
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.
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