These days, fathers are heirs to a fading tradition as heads of the family whose job is to discipline, educate and prepare the children for the world. In a society where patriarchy is discarded as the enemy of equality and the number of single-parent families (three out of four of which are headed by women) [...]

Consider for a moment the quantum, a mysterious bundle of energy and an indivisible unit that can be sliced no more. Its existence underlies the core of our understanding of the physical world, an understanding that is being continually stretched, tested and reshaped by the changing nature of our knowledge. What is happening in that [...]

It’s as old as Plato and as recent as the last local school board’s decision to ban the Harry Potter novels. It is called the protection of children from the ill effects of sexy television, dirty pictures and obscene language. On this week’s show, three guests discussed what unanticipated consequences may flow from these protection [...]