Episode #551
Microbes, Clones, Evolution
Saturday, December 18, 2004
Kurt Andersen talks with novelist Margaret Atwood about how biology grabs headlines -- and the imagination of artists. They discuss Atwood’s childhood among scientists, and her most recent novel, Oryx and Crake, in which biotech runs amok with catastrophic consequences.
Guests:
Margaret Atwood
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A very interesting story and exhibit. As a painter myself, I use mathmatics in all of my paintings. Although not ...
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Eve Beglarian's Mississippi experience music touched me deeply.
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