David Bond got scared when he received a letter from the government saying they'd lost his newborn daughter's data. He decided to see if he could disappear himself.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a famous critic of Islam. She talks with Steve Paulson about why she believes Islam is inherently incompatible with Western values.
Historian Jill Lepore talks about her restless search for the long-lost manuscript, "The Oral History of Our Time." It ran some nine million words and was supposedly the work of a madman named Joe Gould, who believed he was the 20th century's most brilliant historian.
Eli Pariser is twenty two years old, and the International Campaign Director of MoveOn.Org. He talks about what the Internet has done for the global Peace Movement, and why he considers their work against the war in Iraq successful.
An algorithm might not be able to spit out a chart-topping song —at least not yet—but it might be able to help you write a best-selling novel.
Dr. Mark Clanton talks with Jim Fleming about new directions in cancer research and the new targeted treatment drugs.
We needed a working definition of the word “scoundrel”. For that, we headed to lexicographer Erin McKean. She’s the founder and CEO of the online dictionary Wordnik. She was also the Principal Editor of The New Oxford American Dictionary. Steve Paulson sat down with her.
B.J. Novak's Dangerous Idea? The artist Christo designing a roller coaster inspired by life.
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