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Christopher Stewart on "Jungleland"

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Christopher Stewart's “Jungleland”, a book about his adventure in Honduras seraching for La Cuidad Blanca.

Brenda Peterson on Rapture Here

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

She is the child of fundamentalist Christians but her father was a forest ranger and she grew up in a remote wilderness cabin.

What's Wonder? - Jonathan Haidt

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Hold on. What is wonder?Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that there's not much research on awe. And when he took on the task, he discovered that they're not easy emotions to study.

Cabinets of Wonder - Heather McDougal

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

In the days of tall ships and explorers, people collected exotic wonders in cabinets of curiosities, wunderkameren. Writer and teacher Heather McDougal has long loved those early days of science. Her blog's called "Cabinet of Wonders."

Bernie Krause on "The Great Animal Orchestra"

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Naturalist and soundscape artist Bernie Krause talks about his book, "The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places."

Sy Montgomery on Octopus Mind

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

No creature is more mysterious and amazing than the octopus. Science writer Sy Montgomery talks about her close encounter with octopus consciousness.You can also hear the extended interview and read the extended transcript.

David Abram on Magic

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In traditional cultures, magic can be a way of seeing the world. Philosopher and ecologist David Abram has spent a lot of time with traditional shamans. He talks about reclaiming animism.

Will Allen on Urban Farming

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Fri, 8 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In 1993, Will Allen bought a 2-acre plot of land in Milwaukee's inner city. Today, it's the nation's pre-eminent urban farm. Growing Power is a working farm that feeds thousands of local residents and helps develop community food systems. Allen won a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work.

Dickson Despommier on Vertical Farming

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The future of farming may be up in the air -- literally. Microbiologist Dickson Despommier's concept of skyscraper farming has excited scientists, architects and politicians. Could multi-story farms solve the global hunger problem?

Life in Death, Death in Life

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Every spring in Japan, people crowd under blooming cherry trees. They're signs of spring, and remembrances of life's transience.Master gardener Sadafumi Uchiyama says the blossoms are the quintessential representation of the Japanese principle of mono no aware... beauty in the intertwining of life and death.

"Walden" Reading