Back in 1956, philosopher Colin Wilson wrote a best-selling book that popularized the concept we’ve been talking about – “The Outsider.” It’s a study of misfit artists and writers, like Kafka, van Gogh and Dostoevsky – it’s never been out of print, and is still considered the classic work on alienation, creativity and the modern psyche. Blair Lorimer from the “Starve the System” YouTube channel thinks everyone should read it.
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Dennis Donovan is the national organizer for the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. He talks about his work with school children, teaching them how to get involved in the democratic process.
Most people think of conflict as something to be avoided, but there's another way to view it -- as creative and generative. In his book "The Art of Rivalry," Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee explores how intense conflicts, broken friendships and personal reconciliations fueled some of the most dramatic breakthroughs in Modern Art. He tells Steve Paulson that the rivalry between Picasso and Matisse contributed, in part, to cubism.
Brendan Halpin tells Steve Paulson about his early days as a teacher and why he stuck it out for several years.
Coral reefs and many of the oceans' marvels may disappear before this century ends, according to a new scientific study. Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert says we're facing the sixth great extinction. In this extended interview, she tells Steve Paulson stories from the front lines of the fight against extinction, from Panama to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Missy Cummings studies unmanned systems like drones, as director of Duke University’s Humans and Autonomy Lab. Charles Monroe-Kane spoke with her about a few of the ways drones are being used outside of the military.
Francine Segan is the author of “Shakespeare’s Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook.” She gives an inside view of the kind of dinner party William Shakespeare might have known
In traditional cultures, magic can be a way of seeing the world. Philosopher and ecologist David Abram has spent a lot of time with traditional shamans. He talks about reclaiming animism.
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