Slime molds that solve mazes and parasitic dodder plants that seek out their prey are remarkable examples of nature's intelligence. Anthropologist Jeremy Narby offers lessons on how to see the entire world as our kin.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mary Wells Lawrence thought up some of the most clever and memorable ad campaigns of her generation. Her memoir is “A Big Life in Advertising.”
While coastal dialects are being lost, new American dialects are developing all the time as American English evolves.
Mark Kurlansky talks with Jim Fleming about the long and dramatic history of salt.
Poet Molly Peacock talks with Steve Paulson about the emotional impact of colors. Peacock recites a few poems.
Lauren Weedman was adopted. When she got curious about her birth parents, her adoptive mother organized a conspiracy to track them down.
Journalist Randall Sullivan tells Steve Paulson about his extraordinary experience in Medjugorje, a town where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared.
Jill Price has total recall of her life from the age of about 14. They still don't know why, but hope to understand someday and use that knowledge to help other people
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