A philosopher and musician enjoys playing his clarinet with animals, especially whales.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ellen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime." She says we ignore the oceans at our own peril.
Bill Bryson talks with Jim Fleming about the personal stories of some of the people who made great scientific discoveries.
Damali Ayo runs the website rent-a-negro.com. She's written a book called "How To Rent A Negro."
Donald Waller is a deer hunter and teaches at the University of Wisconsin. He tells Steve Paulson about the role hunting has played in the conservation movement.
He traveled the Amazon in search of drug-induced visionary experiences. That wild adventure led to a lifelong study of hallucinogens.
With “Hallucinations,” Oliver Sacks has written one of his most personal books. In this NEW and EXTENDED interview, Sacks talks about his personal history with hallucinogens back in the 60s, as well as ecstatic experiences induced by temporal lobe epilepsy, and also how a mysterious voice in his head once saved Sacks’ life.
Brett Milano talks with Steve Paulson about why some people are obsessed with vinyl recordings.
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