Mamek Khadem's soundtrack for an art installation commemorating the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
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Mikael Niemi is the author of “Popular Music from Vittula,” the single best-selling book in Swedish history.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
Lada Adamic is one of a host of data scientists working at facebook. Anne Strainchamps wanted to know what all those sociologists are up to.
Check out Facebook's social science website.
Philippe Petit is the author of “To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk between the Twin Towers.”
Jan Harold Brunvand reviews some of his favorite urban legends for Steve Paulson and explains that they always happened to a friend of a friend.
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