Joe Hill is the son of a writer you've probably heard of -- Stephen King. And Hill is following in his father's footsteps by writing the same kind of bone-chilling horror that his Dad is famous for. Hill's latest novel is called "The Fireman" and it's burning up the best-seller charts.
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Christine Kenneally tells Steve Paulson that Noam Chomsky thought language was hard-wired in the human brain, but later researchers have shown that its development is even more complex.
Drew Gilpin Faust's latest book, This Republic of Suffering, explores one of the most sobering aspects of the Civil War: its colossal death toll.
Craig Venter, who's come as close as anyone has to creating life in a test tube, tells Steve Paulson what drives him.
Codebreaker, a new film by Patrick Sammon, tells the story of the brilliant life and tragic death of Alan Turing. He died at age 41, having revolutionized our world by inventing the first computer programs -- and then computers themselves.
Azhar Usman is a comedian who's appearing on the "Allah Made Me Funny! Official Muslim Comedy Tour."
Ever wonder why certain foods fall out of favor? In his book “The Gluten Lie” Alan Levinovitz argues that food has become akin to a modern religion for a lot of us, complete with its own set of rules, prohibitions and guiding beliefs.
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