Star gazing may be the most universal moments of wonder. Neil deGrasse Tyson says he's been awed by outer space since he first went to a planetarium. He's been hooked on science - and wonder - ever since.
You can also hear the extended interview with deGrasse Tyson here.
Tom Standage talks about his book, "Writing on the Wall: Social Media -- The First 2,000 Years."
There's money in the future. It's Liz Crawford's job to help big corporations figure out how to make it.
Satish Kumar became a Jain monk at the age of nine. Now he's the editor of Resurgence magazine...
Tyler Gallagher is the 2005 All-American Soap Box Derby Super Stock World Champion. Jeff Iula is the Derby’s General Manager...
Steve Lopez is the author of "The Soloist," a book about a homeless musician named Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez talks with Anne Strainchamps about how he found Ayers and what he learned from him.
Goldstein and Pinker are atheists, and they talk with Steve Paulson about the debates pitting reason against faith.
Yann Mantel won the Booker Prize for his novel “Life of Pi.” It’s the story of a young Indian boy, Pi, trapped at sea with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi believes in and practices three major religions.
