Jill Sprecher is an optimist while her sister Karen is a pessimist. Or is it the other way around? Jill directed “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing” while Karen wrote the screenplay.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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There was never any question about Micah Toub living an examined life. Both Toub’s mother and father were Jungian therapists...
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.
Self portraits certainly aren't new. Artists have been making them for centuries. And not just because painting or drawing yourself is easier than finding a model. Here's art historian James Hall.
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.
Musician and author Rae Spoon grew up as a girl. About ten years ago Rae came out as a transman. Then, a couple of years ago, they decided to retire... from gender.
You can also check out "Gender Failure" by Rae and Ivan E. Coyote.
In this UNCUT conversation, Jonathan Lethem talks about "Dissident Gardens" and the many faces of a novelist.
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