Why Not?
What does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where — and why? These questions are bit more difficult to answer!
Tune in for a quick romp through the origins of the word — with Berklee College of Music professor Ken Zambello. (And thanks to Pam Scrutton and Planning For Elders for the “Let’s Rock and Roll” illustration!)
Click here: 
to listen — (3:40 minutes) on ThoughtCast!
Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, the Cape and Islands affiliate of WGBH.
Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman, the MIT physicist and best-selling author of Einstein’s Dreams, is a man of unusual ability. Talented in both the sciences and the arts, he’s both left- and right-brained, a condition that confers challenges as well as benefits.
Lightman has recently come out with a new book which explores these two realms - and it’s called Ghost! It deals with the permeable boundary between hard science and the paranormal — and asks, where does science fail us, and what, if anything, can take its place? Does mystery take over? And can it step in where science falls short?
Click here: to listen (28:30 minutes) on ThoughtCast!
And to listen Alan Lightman on WGBH’s Forum Network, click here — and here!
A podcast and public radio interview program with authors, academics and innovators, hosted by Jenny Attiyeh. (read on ...)
Credit Roll:
Jared Wolf, Web guru
Sarah Baker, consultant
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor by J.S. Bach, performed by Nicholas Goluses.
Courtesy Naxos of America
I would also like to thank:
Bob Doyle: entrepreneur/
philanthropist/ Renaissance Man.
Randy Holhut:
for contributing some searing questions
for my interview with Richard Parker.
Robert Lipsyte:
for telling me to get on with it.
Christopher Lydon:
for setting the pace and … finally having coffee with me. (!)
Charlie Nesson:
for being the first to give me the thumbs up.
Shelley Powers:
for her flair for design and her superior
programming skills, as evidenced on this website.
(Any complaints forward to her, please…)
The Rev. Karl Stevens:
for contributing thoughtful questions for
my interview with philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.
Rob Walch:
for his podcast advice and expertise.
Lisa Williams:
for introducing me to the world of blogs and pods
- up close and in person.
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