Are children born with innate ability? What role do parents play in shaping their child’s character? Steven Pinker confronts our fear of human nature and discusses his new book, The Blank Slate. Plus, Matt Ridley, Michael Specter, Jesse Cohen discuss the genome, neurogenesis, medicine’s race problem and much more, The Best American Science Writing 2002. BBC journalist David Edmonds shows what happens when great minds attack, Wittgenstein’s Poker. And Walter Kirn discusses his novel, Up in the Air.
Steven Pinker
Are children born with innate ability? What role do parents play in shaping their child’s character? Steven Pinker confronts our fear of human nature and discusses his new book, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Matt Ridley, Michael Specter, Jesse Cohen
Matt Ridley, Michael Specter, Jesse Cohen discuss the genome, neurogenesis, medicine’s race problem and much more The Best American Science Writing 2002. Read an excerpt in the reading Room.
David Edmonds
BBC journalist David Edmonds shows what happens when great minds attack, Wittgenstein’s Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Walter Kirn
Walter Kirn discusses his novel, Up in the Air. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Leonard Lopate's Gospel Recommendations
Below is the playlist of albums Leonard Lopate uses and the songs he plays on the annual Gospel Music show.
Mahalia Jackson Songs of Christmas! (Columbia Legacy)
"Go Tell It On the Mountain"
"The Holy Babe"
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
"No Room at ...
Aix Cafe Menu
Executive Chef Didier Virot
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Pistou
vegetable soup with sardine tartar 8.
Crabmeat
cannelloni with celery root and clams, sweet red chili broth and thyme 12.
Tomato
tart with green basil and parmesan coulis, yellow tomato ...
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