We needed a working definition of the word “scoundrel”. For that, we headed to lexicographer Erin McKean. She’s the founder and CEO of the online dictionary Wordnik. She was also the Principal Editor of The New Oxford American Dictionary. Steve Paulson sat down with her.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Have you heard about Amazon's plans to start a fleet of delivery drones? What would that look like? Listener Sandra Cheasty gives us a glimpse in her short story, "Drones Gone Wild."
Madison, Wisconsin, which recently saw a new type of leaderless social media revolution in full bloom.
Bruce Greyson is considered the father of research into the Near Death Experience.
Clio Cresswell tells Steve Paulson that out of 100 possible partners, you’re mathematically likely to make the right choice if you pick the most attractive person who’s left after 37 dates.
Memory researcher Daniel Schacter tells Steve Paulson that you can be confident of your memory and still wrong, and explains other tricks our memories play on us.
David Perkins, founding member of Harvard think tank Project Zero, talks with Anne Strainchamps about Eureka Moments.
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