Nick Lowe has been making music for 40 years, as a solo artist and with such bands as Rockpile and Little Village. Many critics say he's doing his best work now, at the age of 58.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman is the author of "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives." He tells...
Elaine Pagels won the National Book Award for her book on the Gnostic Gospels. Now she’s back with “Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas.”
Bernd Heinrich tells Steve Paulson about frogs that survive being frozen solid and bears that convert nitrogen into protein while they hibernate sleep.
Christopher Caldwell talks with Steve Paulson about the European discomfort with the rising tide of Muslim immigration.
One of the enduring ideas – and an everyday saying – is that it’s possible to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Of course, it’s physically impossible, but producer Sara Nics thought there had to be a way to do it with some engineering know-how and well-built boots.
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has created a nearly perfect summer music festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin -- his hometown. 25,000 people spent two days camping by a river, throwing frisbees and listening to indie bands. Festival narrator and local writer Michael Perry shares the story behind the town, the festival, and the musical legend.
Cultural scientist Alana Conner believes we all navigate different identities, and not just along racial or ethnic lines. She finds many cultural conflicts boil down to two competing types of selves.
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