Chuck Lakin is a home funeral educator. As a woodworker, he's designed wooden coffins, including some that can be used as furniture until they're needed. Here, he shares some of his favorite resources with information about funeral and burial options.
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James Gleick's "The Information" is a sweeping history of information, going back to the invention of writing and the African tradition of talking drums. He tells Steve Paulson that the invention of information technologies has changed the very nature of consciousness.
J.J. Murphy talks about his book, "The Black Hole of the Camera: The Films of Andy Warhol."
James Othmer was the creative director of advertising behemoth Young & Rubicam. He tells tales of that life in his book, "Adland."
Anne Strainchamps talks with the woman who created the modern mid-wifery movement, Ina May Gaskin.
James Bradley is the son of John Bradley, one of the six G.I.’s who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Bradley tells Jim Fleming about the battle, and why his father would never discuss his combat experiences.
Anthropologist Hugh Raffles talks about the work of celebrated bee biologist Karl von Frisch and the remarkable ways bees reach consensus.
James McNair is a judge of the Sutter Home Winery Build A Better Burger Contest. He tells Anne Strainchamps how to grill a burger and recalls some of his favorite winners.
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