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It was a chance to meet — briefly — the new Aspen fellows, who are out to fix the world. We tried a light question to break the ice.

Brian Turner

The country votes Sunday in its most important election in a quarter-century. The best-known politician is barred from the presidency, but Suu Kyi says she'll be calling the shots if her party wins.

Neruda's death in 1973 was attributed to prostate cancer. Now, 42 years later, the Chilean government says the Nobel laureate may have been killed in the aftermath of a coup.

The actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador convinced Malala Yousafzai to embrace a term that she previously wasn't sure about.

Brain cells that track our location also can track time and distance, a study finds. This could explain how the brain uses place and time to organize memories throughout our lives.

In her new memoir, actor Leah Remini writes about growing up in the Church of Scientology, becoming one of its prized celebrities, and her family's eventual, wrenching decision to leave it behind.

Season 1 is no longer available to stream but KPBS will broadcast episodes "Extreme Wonders" on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV and "Wonders of Water" on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Season 2 now with KPBS Passport! Explore the most extraordinary places on the planet in this three-part series. Visit six continents to learn how these natural wonders evolved and hear rarely told stories about the challenges their inhabitants face.

While readers may not share Edmund de Waal's obsession with the precious clay (at one point, he crafts an exhibition of 2,455 white-glazed porcelain vessels), his writing makes the subject seductive.

Irving's latest novel is Avenue of Mysteries. He tells NPR's Lynn Neary that he thinks about each book for a long time — and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be.