Psychiatrist Darold Treffert regards savants as "islands of genius." He talks about a lifetime of studying savant syndrome.
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Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Artist and activist Molly Crabapple believes borders are soon becoming a thing of the past.
Astrophysicist Max Tegmark's Dangerous Idea? We are more significant than we think.
David Gilmour has written a biography of the great British writer Rudyard Kipling. Gilmour tells Anne Strainchamps that Kipling’s range is unrivaled.
Brian Christian is the author of "The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive." He tells Steve Paulson why he decided to compete in the annual Turing competition, not for the most human computer, but for the "most human human."
David Sterritt tells Steve Paulson about beatnik filmmaker Bruce Conner, the father of the music video and creator of a style of video montage that prefigures today's upcycling movement.
Don Lattin says the whole strange trip started when Leary swallowed some magic mushrooms in Mexico in 1960.
We hear a story from Elna Baker, author of “The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance.”
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