Mary Pauline Lowry has been obsessed with fire since she was a child. And she's pursued this obsession throughout her life -- by working as a member of a hotshot crew fighting wildland fires and writing a novel called "Wildfire" based on her experience.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Betty Cortina, editorial director of Latina Magazine, tells Jim Fleming that Latino-chic is more than ruffles and hoop earrings. It’s about self-expression and honoring the past.
Researchers have discovered that cats have their own taste in music. It sounds nothing like that crap you listen to.
Chris Gray is the author of “Cyborg Citizen.” He thinks anyone whose body has been artificially altered by technology is a cyborg. Forget bionic limbs, he means even people who’ve had vaccinations!
David Liss talks about how different trials were in the 18th century, and explains that modern patterns of thinking were only beginning to take hold.
Chuck Close, a painter famous for his huge canvases and his uncanny ability to portray his subjects with almost photographic realism. He has a neurological condition that prevents him from recognizing people's faces.
Neuro-psychologist Brian Butterworth tells Jim Fleming about his work with people who’ve lost their number sense. Butterworth thinks we’re all hard-wired to recognize and manipulate numbers.
Dave Foley hosts "Celebrity Poker Showdown" but first rose to fame as one of The Kids in the Hall, a Canadian sketch comedy troupe.
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