Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher present "The Audio Crawl."
Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher present "The Audio Crawl."
Kim Stanley Robinson is renowned for his futuristic science fiction, so he surprised lots of people by writing a novel set in the Paleolithic era. He says recent archeological discoveries, as well as his backpacking in the Sierra Nevada, inspired him to write about our ancient ancestors.
Do you think your memory is like a video camera, storing every experience you've ever had? Historian Alison Winter says we tend to use technology metaphors to think about memory.
What would it be like to spend two days a month in complete silence?
The winner of our 3 Minute Futures flash fiction contest: "Social Scene Alert" by J.M. Perkins, from San Diego.
Aaron Sanchez talks with Anne Strainchamps about what makes salsa irresistible and shares some of his favorite salsa recipes.
Philosopher Carlin Romano talks about his book, "America the Philosophical."
Alex Gibney is the director of the Academy Award winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side."