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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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Roger Ebert says no, but Jonathan Coulton weighs in on the power of some games to move you.
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Ze Frank’s ability to use technology to bring complete strangers together for a ridiculous project.
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“My fame is very targeted. It’s not local because it doesn’t have anything to do with physical space, but it’s local on the map of ideas and taste. Walking down […]
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From “The Future Soon” to the Mandelbrot song, an inside look at some of Coulton’s biggest hits.
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Jonathan Coulton noodles until he comes up with a musical idea that he likes.
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From the Yale Whiffenpoofs to the Internet, Jonathan Coulton reflects on his career, including his breakout song about a sad software developer.
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A conversation with the singer/songwriter and Internet sensation.
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What makes the famous skeptic feel awe? Great magic tricks, of course. And sunsets.
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As a teenager in the ’40s, James Randi “would have gotten stoned” for being gay. But when he outed himself to the world in 2010, the reaction was “wonderful.”
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Hi, Mom?…Yeah, I’m in a coffin at the bottom of the La Hogue River.”
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The James Randi Educational Foundation has never met a “psychic” it couldn’t discredit—easily. Still, Randi understands why such frauds appeal to people.
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What prompted the skeptic’s public crusades against Uri Geller, Sylvia Browne, and other self-proclaimed mystics?
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Real magicians don’t pretend to be mystical characters. By telling us they’re just performing tricks, they make their feats all the more breathtaking.
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What does it take to outperform the master escape artist? Common sense, a good night’s sleep, and shallow breathing.
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Conjurers perform skillful tricks, not miracles. But when the magician first saw one of his idols perform, he wasn’t sure whether he was seeing “a demon or an angel.”
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A conversation with the magician and scientific skeptic.
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Jill Tarter is trying to find an answer to a question people have asked forever: is there life on other planets?
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A conversation with the Director of the Center for SETI Research.
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The founder of the Copenhagen Climate Council’s biggest fear is that we’ll get discouraged by the steep environmental challenges coming our way.