Writer Stephen Kuusisto is blind and he says that among the many advantages —he gets eavesdrop on the rest of us, because most of the time, we don’t even notice he’s listening.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Walter Isaacson tells Steve Paulson that Einstein had a rebellious nature and that he didn't impress his teachers.
Tony Rothman talks with Jim Fleming about Sangaku - the ancient tradition of Japanese temple geometry, which flourished during Japan’s period of isolation from the West.
Steve Paulson produced this essay/report on the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges.
Stephen Greenblatt tells Steve Paulson he thinks Shakespeare’s father was a drunk, leaving Will with complex feelings about alcohol.
Acclaimed fiction writer - and guest producer of this hour - Nathan Englander talks about creative problem solving. He invited musicologist and composer Freddy Knop to create a soundscape of how it feels when the muse descends.
Athlete and fashion model Aimee Mullins, owner of more than a dozen pairs of the most fabulous prosthetic legs you can imagine. Her superpowers.
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William Gibson talks about his first collection of nonfiction, "Distrust That Particular Flavor."
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