Jason Hartley talks about his book, "The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?"
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Maurice Sendak talks about growing up as a Jewish child in WWII New York.
The World Cup is on our minds this week so we revisit Steve Paulson's conversation with Franklin Foer re. his book, "How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization."
Peggy Orenstein tells Anne Strainchamps about “parasite singles” - young Japanese, mostly female, who reject the traditional life of marriage and children.
Jon Ronson was assigned by The Guardian newspaper to find out how easy it would be to build a dirty bomb. So he did.
Jeremy Denk isn't only a gifted concert pianist; he also has a flair for writing about music. He tells Steve Paulson about a lifetime of studying the art of piano.
Filmmaker Astra Taylor believes our digital life is undemocratic -- that we're concentrating power into the hands of giant tech companies, who make money off our posts and tweet. She tells Anne Strainchamps why she believes there should be greater regulation of the Internet.
Would you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.
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