Geneva Handy Southall tells Jim Fleming about Blind Tom, a nineteenth century American prodigy who could reproduce any sound he heard.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Gioia Timpanelli uses her poetic sensibility to write prose novels.
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht states Immanuel Kant's concept of Beauty is useful when applied to the world of sports, and that such Beauty approaches the sacred.
Writer Holly Black and illustrator Tony di Terlizzi tell Anne Strainchamps that they wanted to find a way to re-introduce all the old fairy folklore to a new generation of children.
Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman talks about her book, "Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking."
It has depended on thermal energy for centuries. Thanks to its hot springs, Iceland is 80 percent independent from fossil fuels.
Ghita Schwarz wrote about "A Case of Boredom" for the February issue of "The Believer" magazine.
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