Lawrence Krauss's Dangerous Idea is NOT believing in god.
Poet and translator Coleman Barks talks with Anne Strainchamps about the 13th century Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi.
David Myers tells Jim Fleming humans are terrible at predicting what will make them happy and seem to be much more resilient than they give themselves credit for.
E.L. Doctorow's latest novel is called "The March" and is about the devastating effect on the South during the Civil War of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Primatologist Barbara J. King tells Steve Paulson about her belief that the rudimentary qualities of religion can be seen in the behavior of the great apes.
Debra Dickerson talks with Jim Fleming about how African Americans may use their blackness as a self-limiting excuse not to achieve. And she's sick of it.
Brad Land tells Anne Strainchamps about his terrifying experiences being kidnaped, then pledging a fraternity. He’s the author of “Goat: A Memoir.”