There’s a MIT professor who wants to build a time machine. Grant McCracken is working on a conceptual device that will help us get to the future faster, by understanding the trends that are shaping the world to come.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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TTBOOK Technical Director Caryl Owen explains why she’s always been fascinated by rocks and the language of geology.
Etgar Keret tells Steve Paulson how his writing career began after a traumatic event.
One future that most of face is seeing someone in the mirror we don’t quite recognize. Here’s Donna McNeil’s story about facing aging.
Barack Obama talks with Steve Paulson about his self-image and success.
Danielle Trussoni is the author of “Falling Through the Earth,” a memoir of life with her Vietnam Vet father who was a tunnel rat during the war...
China Miéville´s new novel is called "Embassytown." It features aliens that speak a strange language in a strange way -- with two voices simultaneously. Miéville spoke with Anne Strainchamps about "Embassytown."
David Plotz is the editor of Slate Magazine (slate.com) and the author of "Good Book."
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