"Religion always starts with mysticism," says David Steindl-Rast. Now 89, he's been a Benedictine monk since 1953. Brother David was one of the first Roman Catholics to engage in dialogues between Christians and Buddhists. He tells Steve Paulson about the joys of life in the monastery.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Diamanda Galas is a classically trained pianist, with a vocal range of three and a half octaves whose music is dark and intense.
Augustin De la Pena is a psycho-physiologist who works at a sleep disorders center in South Texas, and a leading authority on boredom.
Steve Paulson talks with Bishop King, founder of the Church of St. John Coltrane, and with Ashley Kahn, author of “A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album.” We hear about the composition and album.
How exactly does social media allow someone in say, Tunis, to overthrow their government?
Brain sciences are overturning centuries of old thinking about human nature.
Eric Kandel has spent a lifetime studying the science of memory and picked up a Nobel Prize while he was at it.
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