What will extraterrestrial life look like? Paul Davies thinks it might be stranger than you can imagine.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Laura King spent three years working as the Afghanistan Bureau Chief for the LA Times.
Lev Grossman talks about his novel, "The Magicians," with Anne Strainchamps. It's the story of a young man who discovers magic is real, not that it makes his life any less complicated.
Joe Regenstein teaches food science at Cornell. He tells Steve Paulson about the rigorous inspections involved in getting a food accepted as kosher.
Marcus Du Sautoy talks with Jim Fleming about prime numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis and why it’s such an important puzzle for mathematicians.
Sacks had a particular fascination with the ways our brains can play tricks on our vision. He also reveals his own lifelong struggle to recognize the faces of other people.
Peter Jenkins spent months on the best seller list with “A Walk Across America.” Now he’s gone “Looking for Alaska.”
The past is a fascinating place to visit, especially when you consider how little it would take to make it an entirely different place.
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