Jack Cahill and David Eberhardt collaborated on a documentary film called "Long Gone." It's about the contemporary hobos who still ride the rails.
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James Watson is famous for cracking the code of DNA, along with Francis Crick, and infamous for picking fights with other scientists and making inflammatory statements.
Going blind in one eye would unnerve anyone. And for a photographer, it’s especially upsetting. But Teju Cole found that his Big Blind Spot Syndrome taught him a new way to look at the world — and actually changed his photography.
In a small town in northern Wales you'll find a playground where it's normal for kids to play with rusty tools or build fires. It's called the Land, and it's an example of an adventure playground — where kids are free to take risks. The Land's manager, Claire Griffiths, gives us an insider's view of an adventure playground.
James Gimzewski talks about his work recording the vibrations of cells.
Ian Frazier talks with Jim Fleming about fishing. He says New York’s rivers and harbor are full of great fish, and recalls some of his angling adventures both there and abroad.
James Nolan is a poet, writer and fifth generation New Orleans native. He went through Katrina inside his French Quarter apartment.
Candi Cann studies death and how people remember the dead. Her latest book is "Virtual Afterlives: Grieving the Dead in the Twenty-First Century." Here, she shares some resources on how to craft a digital legacy.
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