Biologist Bill Streever is a cryophile – someone who loves the cold.
Biologist Bill Streever is a cryophile – someone who loves the cold.
Diane Ravitch was a strong proponent of charter schools and the No Child Left Behind program. She now recognizes the political agenda behind all the recent school cuts and has changed her mind.
Elaine Pagels won the National Book Award for her book on the Gnostic Gospels. Now she’s back with “Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas.”
NPR's Eric Nuzum reveals his lifelong fear of ghosts in a haunting new memoir, “Giving Up The Ghost” – the story of his troubled teenage years, suicidal fantasies and conviction that he was being stalked by the ghost of a little girl. In this EXTENDED interview, he talks with Anne Strainchamps about depression, friendship, and what it means to be haunted.
Nobel Laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman talks to Steve Paulson about the two basic systems that drive the way we think. Kahneman is the author of "Thinking, Fast and Slow.'
Brian Turtle tells Steve Paulson how he came up with the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" and plays a few rounds with Steve.