For decades, urbanists have been thinking about cities as organisms. They take in resources, eject waste, spread and grow. Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West decided to put the idea through the mathematical ringer. So, are cities like organisms? Yes. And no.
You can also hear the uncut interview with West.
The marriage of David and Kristen Finch was falling apart when Kristen asked Dave to take the "Aspie quiz." It turns out Dave has Asperger Syndrome. They talk about how the diagnosis changed their lives.
We pay a visit to Reedsburg, Wisconsin's annual Fermentation Fest, a celebration of all things cultured and fermented.
David John is a chess Life Master. He went to college on a chess scholarship, but now makes his living as a professional poker player in Las Vegas.
Brian Turtle tells Steve Paulson how he came up with the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" and plays a few rounds with Steve.
Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talks to Steve Paulson about his unconventional McLuhan biography, "Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!"
Dean Hamer says that human beings are hard-wired for belief and are genetically pre-disposed to reach beyond their own limitations.
