New York Times science writer George Johnson walks Steve Paulson through the weird world of quantum mechanics and speculates about building quantum computers.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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So maybe there are some changing ideas about gender in parts of North America. But around the globe, it’s pretty much still just male and female, right? Not so, says Evelyn Blackwood. Turns out, some cultures have an array of gender categories.
Harry Boyte is co-founder of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota. He tells Steve Paulson about his work teaching children the tools of social activism.
Pulitzer prize-winning poet Gary Snyder reflects on what it means to be a Buddhist animist, his Zen training in Japan, the meaning of gratitude, and the importance of exploring "the wild areas of the mind."
Greil Marcus is one of America's most admired pop culture critics, and has now taken on the entire American canon.
Henry Jenkins tells Jim Fleming that "The Matrix" is a good example of what we can expect from a convergence culture – a story that is told in more than one medium.
Actor and producer George Bartenieff put together and performs a one man play called "I Will Bear Witness" based on the diaries of Victor Klemperer, a Jew who survived the Third Reich.
Sleep may be an utterly common activity, but neuroscientist Giulio Tononi believes it's the greatest experiment in consciousness.
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