Brian Turner served as an infantry team leader with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Unit in Iraq. His book of poetry is called “Here, Bullet.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mary Walsh has made a career out of comedy. Still, she's not quite sure she's funny.
Listen in as she talks about political humor, sketch comedy and why it might be easier for outsiders to find funny.
Looking for a clip of her in action? Here it is.
Christian Lander sees himself as an expert on "Stuff White People Like".
Cory Doctorow is a writer and digital activist who works to defend electronic freedom.
Elaine Scarry's a defender of beauty. She says not only does beauty thrill and compel us, it also inspires us to make the world more just. Here's our extended interview with her.
Physicist Clifford Pickover talks with Steve Paulson about Magic Squares and why people get hooked on them.
From the tiniest microscopic particles to some of the biggest structures on earth, the new science of astrobiology is leading the way to the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe. Dimitar Sasselov explains why the creation of the world's first artificial cells will revolutionize lifeon our planet.
Criminologist Nils Christie's Dangerous Idea? Treat prisoners as people.
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