A few maverick physicists in the 1970s revived interest in quantum physics by exploring some of the deepest philosophical questions about reality.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Dean King tells Jim Fleming about the ordeal of Captain James Riley and his crew. They lost their ship and were enslaved by desert nomads for months.
Caryl Owen, TTBOOK's Technical Director, provides an essay on her efforts to restore part of her Wisconsin property to its native prairie state.
Historian Jill Lepore talks about her restless search for the long-lost manuscript, "The Oral History of Our Time." It ran some nine million words and was supposedly the work of a madman named Joe Gould, who believed he was the 20th century's most brilliant historian.
Danielle Ofri is a practicing physician today. It’s a life she owes in part to mentors like "Joseph Sitkin", who taught her as a resident.. In her essay “Intensive Care” from the book “Writer, MD” – she describes her time as a young doctor and the emotional price that can come with a license to practice medicine.
Borges' "The Library of Babel" has inspired generations of writers and now, many scientists. Here, we read several excerpts from the story.
Bruno Littlemore is a talking chimp - a creature who straddles the world between humans and animals. His creator, novelist Benjamin Hale, describes his fascination with primates.
Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of a novel called “Prep.” She tells Steve Paulson what she has in common with her lead character and why she feels protective of her.
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