Arabic interperter Kayla Williams served in Iraq as a sergeant in a military intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Field biologist Alan Rabinowitz has spent decades studying tigers and leopards in Thailand. His book “Beyond the Last Village,” recounts his time in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma.)
Amanda Micheli is a film-maker whose new documentary is called “Double Dare” and traces the lives of two Hollywood stunt women.
Andrew Sullivan says the real conflict after September 11th is between religious absolutists with a medieval mindset and the cultural values of the West - freedom and individuality.
Anousheh Ansari became the first Muslim woman to venture into space when she traveled aboard the International Space Station.
For 26 years, Dan Pierotti knew — really knew — that his days were numbered. In 1988 he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In this second installment of his story, Dan and his wife Judy talk about the dealing with medication, hospice and Dan's decreasing mobility. And they consider whether or not he will stop taking the medicine that keeps him alive.
Adharanand Finn had always been a runner. But when he started to train seriously after his child was born, he thought, why not go to Kenya, to run seriously and to try to unlock the secrets of speed.
Happy Valentine's Day! Looking for a new take on love? Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson has been studying the emotion and has a new definition. In this EXTENDED interview, she also talks about how to build more of it into our days.
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