Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi celebrates the hybrid cuisine of Jerusalem, a city in which Eastern and Western culinary traditions mix and mingle in wonderful ways.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Steve Paulson reports from Cambridge University in England on Charles Darwin's own views regarding whether his theory of evolution was compatible with religious faith.
How do you best portray a strong female character, either in TV or in film? That’s a question culture critic Tasha Robinson has been asking herself for a long time now, first during her 13 years as an editor for the A.V. Club and most recently as the senior editor of the movie commentary site, The Dissolve. She tells Charles Monroe Kane that it's relatability — not toughness — that defines a strong woman on screen.
Sean Bonner tells Anne Strainchamps about "Met Blogs" a worldwide network of city-focused blogs.
Susan Blackmore is a British psychologist who's written books on consciousness, memes and parapsychology. She's also fascinated by what Zen Buddhism can tell us about the mind. In this EXTENDED interview, she says her daily practice of meditation has revealed truths that have eluded the scientific study of consciousness.
Simon Singh is the author of “Big Bang.” He tells Jim Fleming that the theory is widely accepted now, but that there are still things we don’t understand.
Tom Wolfe reads the opening to "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and explains why it's his favorite.
Sara Lorimer tells Jim Fleming about the Chinese woman who ran an empire of six fleets and eighty thousand pirates, and the Irish pirate who gave birth during a battle.
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