Shocking acts of violence are committed in the name of religion, but Karen Armstrong says we're too quick to blame faith for violence and intolerance around the world.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Paul Flores and Marc Bamuthi Joseph are spoken-word poets in the San Francisco Bay area.
John Emsley talks about the Periodic Table of the Elements, and why science, and the teaching of science, should be fun.
We present two takes on the question of whether or not the world's supply of oil is drying up. Princeton's Ken Deffeyes says production has peaked. Danish statistician Bjorn Lomborg says that's just crying wolf.
Singer/songwriter Lisa Germano played violin for rock artist John Mellencamp. Her own album, “Geek the Girl” contains a song, “The Psychopath,” based on her experiences with an obsessed fan.
Lucy Kaylin tells Steve Paulson that the average age of American nuns is seventy, and that many orders are folding.
Writer Peter Mayle tells Steve Paulson about growing French wine, and drinking rather a lot of it.
As editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman reads thousands of new poems a year. Who better to check in with on the state of English language poetry?
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