Jack Sullivan tells Anne Strainchamps about the partnership between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Hermann which resulted in some of the greatest film scores ever written.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Leonard Bernstein’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein Thomas recalls what it was like growing up with her famous father.
Could we actually clone a mammoth? Yes and no, says biologist Beth Shapiro--a pioneer in the new science of de-extinction. She takes us behind the scenes to examine the science and ethics of resurrecting extinct species.
Australian filmmaker and prankster John Safran talks about his trip to Mississippi to investigate the murder of a white national named Richard Barrett by a young black man named Vincent McGee.
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.
Restricting yourself to eight or nine words can be far more complex than you would expect.
James Twitchell tells Jim Fleming that for the first time is history, ordinary people can sample real luxury and we can’t get enough of it.
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