Bruce Watson tells Steve Paulson why Erector Sets were so huge. They reflected the spirit of America’s Industrial Age, and A.C. Gilbert marketed them directly to boys.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Entomologist Deborah Gordon tells Steve Paulson that ant colonies run with no one in charge. She’s spent years figuring out how they do it.
Hip hop artist DJ Spooky brought a crew to Antarctica and created Sinfonia Antarctica. He tells us how his audio portrait documents the effects of climate change on the continent.
Dwight Reynolds talks with Steve Paulson about the history of religious tolerance in Al-Andalus and how it was reflected in the music of Moorish Spain.
Nutritionist Elizabeth Somer tells Steve Paulson that what we have for lunch determines how we'll feel all afternoon.
Artist Ra Poulette is the subject of the 2014 Academy Award nominated documentary short called Cavedigger.
To see the trailer CLICK HERE.
Christopher O'Riley chats with Jim Fleming about classical music's image problem among young people and how he makes the music seem cool.
Evan S. Connell is the author of eighteen books and has won numerous awards and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His latest book is called “Francisco Goya: A Life.”
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