Philip Ball tells Anne Strainchamps that artists had to be chemists for centuries and that often the paintings we see now look nothing like the originals.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Historian Michael Kammen tells Anne Strainchamps that the social distinctions between high-brow and low-brow culture are not as important as they once were.
Mick Foley thrilled wrestling fans for years as the character “Mankind.” He’s since written two best-selling autobiographies and two children’s books. Now he’s a novelist.
Aerobatic pilot Josh Ramo is also a journalist and the author of “No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World’s Most Dangerous Sport.” He talks about the thrills and perils of pushing planes and pilots to the limits of their endurance.
Henrietta Lacks was a poor, African American woman who died of cervical cancer at the age of 31...
Neil McCormick believed he was going to be the world’s biggest rock star, but that’s what happened to his childhood friend, Bono.
You'll have to know the great expectations of Cornell students to be successful for this round of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!
Charles R. Cross talks about his book, "Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain."
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