Aug 29, 2018
Multitudes of readers now know the story of Mark Watney, the astronaut stranded in the massively popular novel The Martian, by today's guest Andy Weir. When Weir was a young reader, however, he had his own science fiction addiction with authors like Larry Niven and Robert A. Heinlein. And like in Heinlein's popular...
Aug 22, 2018
Science fiction author, activist, blogger, and journalist Cory Doctorow is one of the most lucid and fascinating thinkers when it comes to the question of how technology and society shape each other. He writes a kind of science fiction that frequently takes place in a future very much like an extension of our present,...
Aug 15, 2018
If you're a parent who has ever had to think about limiting what we've come to call "screen time" with your child, you have an ally in the scientist and inventor Temple Grandin. She's the author of 12 books on animal behavior and on autism, including the national bestsellers Thinking in Pictures and Animals in...
Aug 8, 2018
The Adventure Zone began life as a podcast with an irresistible premise: three brothers, sitting down for a game of Dungeons & Dragons with their dad. It was a lark that grew into a phenomenon, spinning out a years-long, partially improvised fantasy saga that grew increasingly complex, attracted a fervent fan following,...
Aug 1, 2018
Ahmir Thompson, better known as Questlove, has been known to music lovers for years as the drummer and co-leader of The Roots, and since 2014 to millions more since the Roots became the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He's also the author of multiple bestselling books including an unconventional...