Thursday, April 29, 2010

TEDTalks : A guided tour of the Ghost Map - Steven Johnson (2006) from TEDTalks (audio)

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Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Eli Kintisch: Hack the Planet from Forum Network | Book Tour Podcast Podcast

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Eli Kintisch and Bethanne Patrick discuss Kintisch's new book, Hack the Planet: Science's Best Hope - or Worst Nightmare - for Avert...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Does humanitarian aid prolong wars? from The Guardian World News by Andrew Anthony

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Exactly what took place in Ethiopia 25 years ago will probably never be established beyond doubt. After all, it was a war zone mired in chao...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Sam Lipsyte: The Ask from KQED: The Writers' Block Podcast

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Sam Lipsyte reads two hilarious passages from THE ASK about recently unemployed, middle-aged Milo Burke and all of his anxieties. Download t...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Richard Clarke On The Growing 'Cyberwar' Threat from NPR Podcast Fresh Air

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Story: Richard Clarke, the former anti-terrorism czar, has now turned his attention to a new national security threat: cyberwar. In a new bo...
Friday, April 16, 2010

Reality Hunger: A Manifesto

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Honestly, when I heard of the text a few weeks ago on the NY Times Books podcast, I thought it was interesting, and I was eager to read it. ...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran

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As most well budgeted marketing campaigns go, the Daily Show was a stop for Saberi─on the way to Good Morning America, NPR, etc.─, where she...
Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thomas Goetz - The Decision Tree from IT Conversations - Tech Nation Podcast

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Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan talk personalized medicine with Wired magazine Executive Editor, Thomas Goetz. Download the podcast he...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

"Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories" by Brad Watson from WUAL Alabama Public Radio - Don Noble Book Reviews

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Watson has released "Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives," which contains the title piece, a novella of 72 pages, and 11 other stor...
Saturday, April 3, 2010

"Lisa Miller on her New Book, 'Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife'" from The Takeaway

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From " The Lovely Bones " to " What Dreams May Come: A Novel ," our popular conception of heaven is becoming increasingl...