Charles R. Cross talks about his book, "Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jon Ronson was assigned by The Guardian newspaper to find out how easy it would be to build a dirty bomb. So he did.
Is marriage great literary material? That’s the question Jeffrey Eugenides plays with in his novel, “The Marriage Plot”. It’s a story about how reading can shape young minds.
In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with Eugenides about marriage, love, reading, the spiritual quest,...
Shocking acts of violence are committed in the name of religion, but Karen Armstrong says we're too quick to blame faith for violence and intolerance around the world.
For thousands of years, people have been telling stories about magical woods and enchanted forests. Writer and mythographer Marina Warner talks about the forest in human memory and imagination.
Len Fisher talks with Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it differs from "group think."
Would you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
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