Poet, essayist and naturalist Diane Ackerman tells Anne Strainchamps that she shares her garden with the local deer and raises hundreds of roses organically.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Over the last several years, new developments in personal health tracking products have multiplied exponentially. But human interest in measuring and tracking elements of our bodily needs stretches back hundreds of years. Professor Natasha Schüll discusses these current trends and their history, based on research she's done for a forthcoming book called "Keeping Track."
Eric Lichtblau is one of the New York Times journalists who won a Pulitzer Prize for the story about the NSA's warrantless wire-tapping program.
Chemist Carl Djerassi has written many scientific books and papers. He’s also published poetry, fiction and a play, “Oxygen,” which he co-wrote with Roald Hoffman.
Elaine Pagels says Judas was the favorite disciple, and the only one Jesus trusted to carry out his final command: to hand him over to the Romans.
Daniel Handler wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events" under the pen name of Lemony Snicket.
Can you fall in love with anyone? More than 20 years ago, psychologist Arthur Aron made two strangers fall in love in his laboratory by asking them 36 questions. Writer Mandy Len Catron tried out the 36 questions with a guy she barely knew. Now they’re in love.
Charles Monroe-Kane is tired of hearing Baby Boomers wax nostalgic and he tells us why.
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