James Lovelock believes that our planet is a self-regulating system that will carry on without people and that it is too late to reverse global warming.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jacqueline Novogratz tells Jim Fleming how she combines capitalism and charity to apply business principles to philanthropy in a way that benefits people's lives.
Renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt has just published a new book about the foundation for the Renaissance and the modern world.
Crime fiction is increasingly a global phenomenon. Maybe you've heard of Nordic Noir... but how about Euro Noir? Or African, Indian, Japanese crime fiction?
Ever wonder how we form beliefs in the first place? Journalist Will Storr tried to find out in his book, “The Unpersuadables.” In it, he follows Holocaust deniers, climate change skeptics, and conspiracy theorists to find out how seemingly intelligent people can hold unconventional, even irrational beliefs.
James Hughes looks forward to the day when we figure out how to merge our human flesh with our computer technology.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason wrote a book about four brainy Princeton students and a 15th century manuscript written in code and it’s a runaway hit.
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