Eddie Lenihan tells a story told to him by the foreman of a road construction crew in Ireland.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist David Shenk says Alzheimer's an ancient illness afflicting some 5 million Americans, and that the number of cases is sure to rise dramatically as the Baby Boomers age.
Dave Foreman started as a lobbyist for the Wilderness Society in the 1970s. Then he became a radical and co-founded Earth First! becoming America's most admired and notorious environmentalist.
Carl Safina tells Jim Fleming about the leatherback turtle, which has been around for a hundred million years.
The mash-up is one form of remix culture.
David Hajdu is the author of “Positively Fourth Street,” a book about Joan Baez and Bob Dylan and the folk/protest music scene of the 1960s.
Rebecca Goldstein's Dangerous Idea? Teach children to be rigorous critical thinkers.
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