Michael Shermer tells Jim Fleming that skepticism means being open to new ideas but not assuming anything is true.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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We’re introduced to the concept of culture jamming, and Kalle Lasn tells Steve Paulson what led him to found his magazine “Adbusters.”
MP3 formatting compresses audio so that the file becomes 75 to 95 percent smaller. But what are we missing?
Jayne Anne Phillips is the author of several novels and two collections of widely anthologized short stories...
Correction: This interview refers to a survey finding that only 22% of Americans trust government at all levels. The actual survey was limited to trust in the federal government, and found that 22% of Americans trusted the government in Washington "almost always or most of the time".
We all know it's important to be involved in local government, but can political participation also be fun? Josh Lerner thinks so. He believes local governments could boost the fun factor in the political process by borrowing a few ideas from game design.
Jon Stewart gives Steve Paulson his take on the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign, and gives good reasons why people should vote for George Bush and for John Kerry.
Mawi Asgedom fled the civil war in Ethiopia and spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, but ended up giving the commencement address at his Harvard graduation.
Morgan Spurlock won “Best Director” at Sundance for his documentary “Super Size Me.”
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