Australian poet Les Murray is considered by many critics to be the greatest poet in the English language today. Steve Paulson sat down with Les Murray for a rare interview.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Master gardener Michael Pollan talks about his youthful experiment with growing marijuana and explains how the war on drugs spurred growers into developing a stronger, hardier plant.
According to John Leland, the hipster is an outsider who crosses boundaries and challenges the mainstream. He also talks about the overlap between being hip and using drugs.
Robert Laughlin says that the internet is full of information, but it may not be anything you want.
The East Village Opera Company gives the traditional operatic repertory an extreme musical make-over, re-imagining arias as popular songs.
Milwaukee computer programmer Mohan Embar describes competing for -- and winning -- the 2012 Loebner Prize for Artificial Intelligence. His chat bot, Chip Vivant, was the most "human computer" of the year. But it still couldn't pass the Turing Test.
Nathan Radke explores various connections between Charlie Brown and existentialism.
Steve Roggenbuck’s no traditional poet. Sure, he writes, but he’s built a following by posting videos of himself to Youtube. And his latest book is subtitled, "poems and selfies."
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