So romance is about sex, right? By definition?
Not so, says David Jay. He founded the Asexual Visibility & Education Network.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Michael Lewis says the stock market is rigged – a claim that’s stirring up all kinds of controversy. In this FRESH and EXTENDED interview, Lewis talks with Steve Paulson about high frequency trading, the morality of Wall Street and how Lewis invests his own money.
You probably heard our new theme tune in the shows this weekend. Want the back story on how the new music came about? Here's a conversation with Steve Mullen, who composed it.
Ken Reardon now teaches city and regional planning at Cornell, and was one of the founders of the East St. Louis Action Research Project.
Mitchell Joaquim and the Terreform 1 team are looking for new, organic ways of building homes… and cities. About 4 billion of us live in cities right now. Predictions are, by the end of this century, that number will be closer to 8 billion. That means, for the foreseeable future, we need to build the equivalent of a city of one million people EVERY WEEK... How?
Nature writer Robert Finch gives Steve Paulson an insider's view of the ecosystem of the Cape Cod town of Wellfleet. They walk along the outskirts of Wellfleet, and visit shellfish growers Pat and Barbara Woodbury, who are raking for clams.
You can see photos from Cape Cod here.
Richard Nisbett argues that parenting styles have an enormous impact on the IQ of children and so does simply telling middle-school children that influencing their IQ is within their control.
Alex Abramovich recommends "Blues People: Negro Music in White America" by Leroi Jones, who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka.
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