Len Fisher talks with Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it differs from "group think."
Len Fisher talks with Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it differs from "group think."
Myhrvold talks about inventing and his six-volume, 2400-page, 52 pound cookbook called Modernist Cuisine.
The massive protests in Ferguson, Missouri are on our minds this week. We explore the racial conflict and police violence with sociologist Alice Goffman.
Jeremy Denk isn't only a gifted concert pianist; he also has a flair for writing about music. He tells Steve Paulson about a lifetime of studying the art of piano.
Writer Peter Mayle tells Steve Paulson about growing French wine, and drinking rather a lot of it.
John Landis talks about his new book, "Monsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares."
The WPA built 650 thousand miles of highways and employed 8 and a half million people. We explore its legacy
As editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman reads thousands of new poems a year. Who better to check in with on the state of English language poetry?