Cory Doctorow is a writer and digital activist who works to defend electronic freedom.
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.
Criminologist Nils Christie's Dangerous Idea? Treat prisoners as people.
These days, it seems motherhood has become a struggle just to stay on top of the latest self-help trend.
Ariel Levy tells Anne Strainchamps we are living in a Feminist’s nightmare.
Writer David Morris explains why "Solo Faces" by James Salter is one of his favorite books.
Freakwater is an American country band. They're profiled by TTBOOK producer Veronica Rueckert. We hear lots of music from their new album, "Thinking of You."