Ruth Leitman directed a documentary film called “Lipstick and Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling,” about the first female professional wrestlers.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She is dedicated to re-foresting Africa and talks with Steve Paulson about some of her Greenbelt Movement projects. Her memoir is called "Unbowed."
Satish Kumar became a Jain monk at the age of nine. Now he's the editor of Resurgence magazine...
Master gardener Sharon Lovejoy tells Anne Strainchamps that there’s a lot of truth in old wives’ tales about gardens and shares her solutions for getting rid of pests from aphids to deer.
James Gleick is a science writer with a particular interest in the cultural impact of technology. He's written a number of best-selling books, including "The Information," "Faster," and "Chaos." And Gleick's just come out with a mind-bending book called "Time Travel: A History."
Commentator Marily Pittman shares her story of love at first sight.
Terry Moore has just concluded the fourteen year run of his series "Strangers in Paradise" which chronicled the lives or ordinary people.
Most of us are hungry for light. We crave sunny days and clear skies, we like big windows and well-lit rooms. But some people have a more complicated relationship with light. John Merfeld, a physics student at Tufts University, has a genetic condition called albinism that renders his body unable to properly absorb light. It's made him acutely aware of its unique power, beauty, and danger.
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