David Orr says modern poetry shouldn't intimidate us. He's the author of "Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Daniel Dennett is one of the leading advocates of evolutionary theory and a fierce critic of creationism.
After writer Olivia Laing relocated to New York from England, she quickly discovered how lonely you can feel in crowd. Still reeling after a breakup and struggling to adapt to a new country, she turned to artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, and David Wojnarowicz to better understand how you can still feel isolated in a city teeming with millions of people.
Debra Ginsberg tells Jim Fleming what can turn a shift into a nightmare; why so many wait staff are performers; and that people tip better when they're spending someone else's money.
Chris Moulin is a cognitive neuro-psychologist at Leeds University.
Biologist Bill Streever is a cryophile – someone who loves the cold.
Ellen Handler-Spitz talks with Jim Fleming about the how imagination develops in childhood.
Aubrey Ralph explains his enthusiasm for the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA.
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