David Stubbs argues that new music doesn't get the same respect as new art.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Playwright and actor Eric Bogosian has written a novel, “Mall.” It’s a satire about the suburbs involving the activities of several unappealing characters who interact at the local mall.
Brendan Halpin tells Steve Paulson about his early days as a teacher and why he stuck it out for several years.
Poet, essayist and naturalist Diane Ackerman tells Anne Strainchamps that she shares her garden with the local deer and raises hundreds of roses organically.
A Pakistan school is de-radicalizing Taliban boy soldiers, many of whom were forcibly recruited. Psychologist Feriha Peracha directs the experimental program.
Over the last several years, new developments in personal health tracking products have multiplied exponentially. But human interest in measuring and tracking elements of our bodily needs stretches back hundreds of years. Professor Natasha Schüll discusses these current trends and their history, based on research she's done for a forthcoming book called "Keeping Track."
Daniel Dennett is one of the leading advocates of evolutionary theory and a fierce critic of creationism.
Chris Moulin is a cognitive neuro-psychologist at Leeds University.
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