For decades, urbanists have been thinking about cities as organisms. They take in resources, eject waste, spread and grow. Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West decided to put the idea through the mathematical ringer. So, are cities like organisms? Yes. And no.
You can also hear the uncut interview with West.
Brian Palmer has been a staff writer at Fortune magazine, Beijing bureau chief for US News and World Report and a correspondent for CNN. He tells Anne Strainchamps that none of that prepared him for Iraq where he was embedded with the First Battalion/Second Marines.
Elizabeth Little is a writer and editor who collects languages. She tells Jim Fleming about the perils of learning tonal languages.
Ben Kilham raises orphan bear cubs and then releases them into the wild. Steve Paulson visits Kilham at his home in New Hampshire.
Eugene Mirman is an indie comic and the author of an outlandish self-help send-up called "The Will to Whatevs." He tells Jim Fleming that school was horrible for him and gave rise to his nerd humor.
Richard Yates’ debut novel was “Revolutionary Road,” which Kurt Vonnegut hailed as “The Great Gatsby” of its time...
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anthony Shadid died on assignment in Syria on February 16. In this UNCUT 2010 interview Shadid told Steve Paulson about covering war and its aftermath.
What if Crack Babies were a myth?
To see the NYTimes video on Crack Babies click here.
