Aubrey Ralph explains his enthusiasm for the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Carl Honore speaks about the cultural revolution that is the "philosophy of slow."
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.
Last summer's sleeper hit was a book by David Wroblewski called "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." Wroblewski reads from his novel and talks with Jim Fleming about his life in Wisconsin as the child of a family who raised dogs.
Charles Monroe-Kane reports on Brian Dunn, who “finds” other people’s photographs and then keeps them. Some of the found photos are on our Web site.
Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist with a twist; he's also a musician and record producer. He says brain imaging is showing how our brains listen to and make music.
What if Crack Babies were a myth?
To see the NYTimes video on Crack Babies click here.
David Carradine kept a diary during the production which has just been published under the title “The Kill Bill Diary."
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