Do you need an advanced degree in math or physics to make discoveries about the cosmos? Science writer Margaret Wertheim says thousands of amateur scientists have proposed their own theories about the universe.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Paul Martin says that people don’t get enough sleep these days and that our culture is wrong to diminish the importance and the pleasure of sleep.
Chef Julie Sahni talks with Anne Strainchamps about Tandoori cooking which unites Kashmiris of all religions.
Novelist Mark Salzman talks about his experience teaching creative writing at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, a detention center for L.A.’s most serious young offenders.
John Van de Ruit is an actor, writer, and producer who lives in South Africa and has created a phenomenon with his novels "Spud" and its sequel "Spud: The Madness Continues."
Matthew Klamm, Thisbe Nissen, and Emma Richler talk with Steve Paulson about the lives of young writers and how their attitudes differ from those of their parents’ generation.
Douglas Rushkoff talks about his book, "Life Inc: How Corporatism Conquered the World, and How We Can Take It Back."
Novelist Jane Hamilton remembers her old piano teacher and their battles over practicing.
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