Imagine a portable listening device you wear like a walkman that converts the sounds around you into a form of music. Noah Vawter developed one.
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Americans spend billions of dollars a year on over-the-counter pain relievers. In fact, all over the world, easing pain is big business. And Aspirin’s one of the top sellers. Why? Charles Mann, author of “The Aspirin Wars”, tells Steve Paulson what happened when a German company called Bayer came to America:
Rick Miller wrote a one man show that he now performs worldwide. It’s called “MacHomer” and is a fusion of “MacBeth” and “The Simpsons” with Miller doing all the voices.
Paul Lukas talks with Jim Fleming about the gadget that measures your shoe size, and the charm of the string on the box of Animal Crackers.
If you're worried about zombies every time you step outside, Max Brooks is your man.
August is Ghost Month in Taiwan—a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid large purchases. It's also the setting for Ed Lin's newest mystery. Lin is a 3-time winner of the Asian-American Literary Award.
Where does the idea of "being spiritual, not religious" come from? It might be William James and his classic book "The Varieties of Religious Experience."
Jason Robillard is a barefoot ultramarathon runner and founder of Barefoot Running University.
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