For centuries, the oddities of nature - like two-headed cats and conjoined twins - fascinated people. Science historian Lorraine Daston says a history of wonders is to some degree a history of pre-modern science.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Haught is a Roman Catholic theologian at Georgetown University, and the author of “God After Darwin” and “God and the New Atheism.”
Keli Carender is a Seattle area blogger considered by many to be the very first Tea Party activist. She tells Steve Paulson what the first protests were like.
When you're fed up with our world, take a mental holiday. We do. There are other worlds you can visit, like the one Patrick Rothfuss created and turned into a best- selling phenomenon.
International security expert Michael Klare tells Jim Fleming that the war in Afghanistan has its roots in Saudi Arabian oil. He says the U.S. is pledged to support the Saudi royal family, and that they must begin to democratize the country.
Jason Soares is a member of the band "Aspects of Physics", whose music has to do with the mathematics of the ratios of how we assign tones into scales in music.
Kyle McCulloch is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, but now writes for the TV show "South Park". He talks about an episode of the show which often makes fun of Canada.
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