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Think Alice in Wonderland is all tea parties and mad hatters? Jan Susina takes us down the rabbit hole and into Lewis Carroll's groundbreaking tale. Read More...

It used to be much harder for the homeless to get permanent housing. But a new push to house the homeless before treating addiction or mental health issues is changing that. We explore why "Housing First" policies might just end homelessness in America. Read More...

Need to plan a lengthy trip? Dealing with IBS? There’s an app for that. Nir Eyal explains why “apps as assistants” might be the future. Read More...

A lot of us play some type of video game, whether it’s Candy Crush or Grand Theft Auto. But does this interactive media herald a new type of storytelling? Professor Drew Davidson of Carnegie Mellon explains. Read More...

The online world has shaken up the art world. We talk with Austin Kleon, a “writer who draws”, about why you can’t ignore the Internet if you want to be an artist. Read More...

Jason Huertas tried to build a startup in Silicon Valley, but things didn’t go quite as planned. Find out what he learned from failure. Read More...

The Internet might have killed the music industry, and that quaint little neighborhood bookstore. But writer Michael Wolff says television is safe, at least for now. Read More...

Time is the most valuable thing we have. So how do we make the most of it? Read More...

One of the most expensive works of art in American history was painted partly to enlighten the steelworkers of Pittsburgh. This is its surprising story. Read More...

Pittsburgh was built on steel, but now it’s building robots. We talk with author Richard Florida about how cities like Pittsburgh can attract the “creative class” leading the tech revolution. Read More...

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