Shakespeare expert Stephen Greenblatt says Shakespeare believed all rulers suffered from insomnia.
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What are you making? In San Francisco, two radio producers are collecting stories in a project called “The Making Of...”
Vince Staten tells Anne Strainchamps that barbershops give men a sense of community as well as haircuts and that nothing beats a barbershop shave.
When is government surveillance appropriate? Shane Harris talks about the rise of American surveillance, cyber warfare and privacy.
The demographics of the United States are changing: how does the latest wave of immigration fit into the historical pattern?
Taner Edis says the state of science is dismal in the Muslim world today.
Is science really open to every good idea? Controversial biologist Rupert Sheldrake says modern science is mired in various dogmas - boundaries you're not supposed to cross, at least if you value your job and your reputation.
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