Autism's a tricky diagnosis. And its causes - and increasingly frequent diagnosis - are also mysterious. In this NEW and EXTENDED interview, Martha Herbert talks with Anne Strainchamps about unpacking autism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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The science world is buzzing about the discovery confirming the Big Bang. Here's our extended interview with Lawrence Krauss about how something could come from nothing.
John Pollack collected well over a hundred thousand wine corks and used them to build a replica of a Viking ship which he then sailed in Portugal.
A few brief dramatized snippets from Olivia Judson and her book “Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation.”
Meg Gaines is an attorney who was diagnosed in 1994 with terminal, inoperable ovarian cancer. She is now cancer free.
Economist Juliet Schor co-founded The Center for a New American Dream. Among her many proposals to fix the economy: create more jobs by adopting a 30-hour work week and 3-day weekend.
Historian Rebecca Spang tells Judith Strasser that "restaurant" originally meant a cup of broth and explains how it evolved into the culinary paradise we know today.
Novelist Jeanne Ray is a serious fan of good cake. Her latest novel is called “Eat Cake.”
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