David Edmonds talks with Steve Paulson about an incident in the life of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and explains why Wittgenstein’s views have been supplanted.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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For all the trend watching and forecasting, it has to be someone’s job to create the future… to come up with something truly new.
For decades, musician and producer Butch Vig has been doing just that. Vig says from the beginning, he wanted to make music that was different from what he was hearing in the mainstream.
Doug Peacock's Dangerous Idea? We need to save the planet before it's too late.
Artist Natasha Nicholson makes contemporary cabinets of curiosity, but not simply to gaze at – they are her world. Nicholson lives inside her own art, highly curated rooms in an old storefront in Madison, Wisconsin.
Her solo show that reproduces her ENTIRE studio space is at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Christopher Paul Curtis tells Judith Strasser why he writes historical fiction, and how he moved from hanging doors on a factory floor to becoming a writer.
Information, information everywhere... where's knowledge? David Weinberger from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society says knowledge lies in the links between data and info.
Jennifer Jacquet recommends "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
Francesco Sbano tells Steve Paulson about the culture of Calabria in Southern Italy and the importance of respect and honor.
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