So just how good are we at predicting the future? Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson look back at some forecasts from the turn of the millenium.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Wenke traces the influence of “The Catcher in the Rye” on American culture from film to high profile crime.
Frances Perkins was the woman behind the New Deal as she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt.
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher at Yale. In his paper “The Simulation Argument,” he makes the case that life as we know it may be a computer simulation being run by our descendants.
Visionary computer scientist Jaron Lanier talks about his new book, "Who Owns the Future?"
In one of his most personal books, Sacks recalls his childhood in wartime London and the important role chemistry played in his life. He explains how he was comforted by the rigor and orderliness of science.
Aerobatic pilot Josh Ramo is also a journalist and the author of “No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World’s Most Dangerous Sport.” He talks about the thrills and perils of pushing planes and pilots to the limits of their endurance.
Lawrence Osborne tells Anne Strainchamps he set out to teach himself what a wine critic knows. He thinks he did, but isn’t sure we need critics at all.
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