Jad and Robert. You probably know them by now. They're the hosts of the hit pubradio program, RadioLab. Steve talks with them about radio, science, and a whole lot more..
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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In his book, A Chinaman's Chance, former Clinton speechwriter Eric Liu reflects on his own Chinese American identity. He tells Steve Paulson how multiculturalism is challenging traditional notions of what it means to be American.
James Kakalios, author of "The Physics of Superheroes", talks to Jim Fleming about Superman and science fiction.
If you really want to get a feel for Isaac Newton - perhaps history's greatest scientist - the best way is to see his original manuscripts at Cambridge University Library. But they're so valuable, it's hard to get permission to look at them. They did let Steve Paulson in, but only in the company of 4 archivists, plus Newton historian Sarah Dry.
Kurt Schwitters was a celebrated modern artist in Europe in the twenties and thirties but his career was cut short by the Nazis. Now, his tales have been translated and edited by Jack Zipes.
Hugh Masakela is a dreamer who longed for personal artistic expression and freedom for his people.
There was an unexpected consensus among the people in Madison, Wisconsin, when we asked them whether it's better to get or to give.
Ilan Stavans explains how speaking four languages give him a sense of self.
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