Human and animal history is so intertwined it's hard to imagine one species without the other.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Chris Bachelder is the author of "Bear v. Shark: The Novel." He reads excerpts and talks with Anne Strainchamps about the wacky future world he's created.
Eugene Mirman is an indie comic and the author of an outlandish self-help send-up called "The Will to Whatevs." He tells Jim Fleming that school was horrible for him and gave rise to his nerd humor.
Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg plays duets with birds all over the world. He’s searching for an answer to the question “Why Birds Sing.”
"Independent People" by Halldór Laxness reviewed by author David Mitchell ("Cloud Atlas")
Frank Kermode tells Steve Paulson that Shakespeare revolutionized the English language and worked within a culture that got most of its information from listening.
Novelist Dennis McFarland deals with the consequences of violence in his book “Singing Boy.” McFarland talks about the effects of grief on the deceased’s survivors.
Dan Lamoureux is a self-described dork who produced and directed the documentary film "Nerdcore for Life."
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