In 2010, explorer Sarah Marquis set out on a solo walk from Siberia to Australia. Over the course of three years and 10,000 miles, she braved subzero temperatures and sandstorms, and was harassed by drunk nomads and drug dealers. She writes about the adventure in a new book called "Wild By Nature."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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British writer Alan Garner shares his memories of his friend and running partner, Alan Turing.
Anne Strainchamps talks with Anne Fadiman about her book “Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love.”
The Thousand and One Nights have been told and re-told for centuries, censored and banned in the Middle East, and made into cheesy Disney movies for kids. But have you ever read them? Here's the backstory with Steve Paulson.
Find out what brain imaging technology can tell us about the experiences of Franciscan nuns and Pentecostalists at prayer.
Adam Gopnik reads excerpts from his book “Paris to the Moon,” set to music by the band Paris Combo.
How do we prevent baby boomers from bankrupting Social Security? Satirist Christopher Buckley has an idea - get the boomers to commit voluntary suicide...for tax incentives.
Sometimes a new neighbor can be like a surprise package from Fate.
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