Douglas Wolk tells Steve Paulson why comics became such a vital medium for individual artistic expression.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Physicist Clifford Pickover talks with Steve Paulson about Magic Squares and why people get hooked on them.
Elaine Scarry's a defender of beauty. She says not only does beauty thrill and compel us, it also inspires us to make the world more just. Here's our extended interview with her.
Carolin Emcke tells Steve Paulson that what war survivors ask for most often is the chance to tell her their stories.
Daniel Pinchbeck is the heir to Timothy Leary: he explores and advocates the use of psychedelic drugs.
Joe Hill is the son of a writer you've probably heard of -- Stephen King. And Hill is following in his father's footsteps by writing the same kind of bone-chilling horror that his Dad is famous for. Hill's latest novel is called "The Fireman" and it's burning up the best-seller charts.
These days, it seems motherhood has become a struggle just to stay on top of the latest self-help trend.
Fleda Brown, poet laureate of Delaware reads some of her poems and talks with Steve Paulson.
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