When we’re talking about data, we’re really talking about code—the languages that structure every aspect of our digital lives. But can code itself be interesting? Or even beautiful? Vikram Chandra grew up in India and always wanted to be a novelist, but when he came to the United States, he discovered computers—going from a weekend tinkerer to a consultant who paid his way through grad school. He spoke with Steve Paulson on what makes good writing, and what makes good code.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Amy Wilensky has both Tourette’s Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She tells Jim Fleming how she finally found some relief through a combination of medication and cognitive therapy.
It's shot entirely on an iPhone 4 and distributed not through theaters, but via an app. It's Goldlocks.
In 2010, explorer Sarah Marquis set out on a solo walk from Siberia to Australia. Over the course of three years and 10,000 miles, she braved subzero temperatures and sandstorms, and was harassed by drunk nomads and drug dealers. She writes about the adventure in a new book called "Wild By Nature."
British writer Alan Garner shares his memories of his friend and running partner, Alan Turing.
Anne Strainchamps talks with Anne Fadiman about her book “Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love.”
The Thousand and One Nights have been told and re-told for centuries, censored and banned in the Middle East, and made into cheesy Disney movies for kids. But have you ever read them? Here's the backstory with Steve Paulson.
Allen St. John tells Jim Fleming about the Fox game coverage strategy that has made the broadcast so iconic and recalls some of the greatest televised moments of Superbowls past.
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