Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She is dedicated to re-foresting Africa and talks with Steve Paulson about some of her Greenbelt Movement projects. Her memoir is called "Unbowed."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Star gazing may be the most universal moments of wonder. Neil deGrasse Tyson says he's been awed by outer space since he first went to a planetarium. He's been hooked on science - and wonder - ever since.
You can also hear the extended interview with deGrasse Tyson here.
Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer talks about his book, "The Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine and Modern American Life."
Goldstein and Pinker are atheists, and they talk with Steve Paulson about the debates pitting reason against faith.
There's money in the future. It's Liz Crawford's job to help big corporations figure out how to make it.
Science writer Winifred Gallagher has come to the rescue of the decor challenged with her book "House Thinking: A Room by Room Look at How We Live."
James Gleick is a science writer with a particular interest in the cultural impact of technology. He's written a number of best-selling books, including "The Information," "Faster," and "Chaos." And Gleick's just come out with a mind-bending book called "Time Travel: A History."
Steve Lopez is the author of "The Soloist," a book about a homeless musician named Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez talks with Anne Strainchamps about how he found Ayers and what he learned from him.
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