Historian Jill Lepore talks about her restless search for the long-lost manuscript, "The Oral History of Our Time." It ran some nine million words and was supposedly the work of a madman named Joe Gould, who believed he was the 20th century's most brilliant historian.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Damali Ayo runs the website rent-a-negro.com. She's written a book called "How To Rent A Negro."
Scientists believe that near-death experiences are real, but there is much debate why they occur and what they might mean. Here's a quick primer on some of the leading thinkers in the field.
Chris Kilham tells Jim Fleming that it’s OK to eat chocolate and has the data to prove it.
Dr. Mark Clanton talks with Jim Fleming about new directions in cancer research and the new targeted treatment drugs.
Eli Pariser is twenty two years old, and the International Campaign Director of MoveOn.Org. He talks about what the Internet has done for the global Peace Movement, and why he considers their work against the war in Iraq successful.
Psychologist Steven Pinker's Dangerous Idea? We may be living in the most peaceful time of our species’ existence.
We needed a working definition of the word “scoundrel”. For that, we headed to lexicographer Erin McKean. She’s the founder and CEO of the online dictionary Wordnik. She was also the Principal Editor of The New Oxford American Dictionary. Steve Paulson sat down with her.
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