Lily Tyson

American flags and flowers line the memorial pool at the National September 11 Memorial to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2023 in New York.

Sculpture of American Revolutionary War hero, Nathan Hale, by Carl Gerhardt, 1886 at the State Capitol Building in Hartford, Connecticut.

People have been preoccupied with the end of the world for a very long time. And that preoccupation isn’t going anywhere. As AI experts warn about potential catastrophic scenarios and the Doomsday Clock continues to move closer to midnight, a look at how we imagine the world ending and what that says about us.

19th Century Greek Vase Illustration of Cassandra with Apollo and Minerva (Photo by © Historical Picture Archive/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Today “Luddite” is used as a derogatory term for someone who doesn’t understand technology. But the original Luddites weren’t behind. They were technical workers who were concerned about the impact that technology would have on people.

When was the last time you read a short story? This hour, we talk about why short stories are so popular in the classroom, but why adults don’t seem to read them much once they’re done with school. And we make the case for why you should. Plus, a look at the art of the short story with some masters of the craft.

John Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his magnum opus. And it’s now thought of as one of the great American novels.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R) chats with former House Speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on the House floor ahead of the annual State of the Union address by U.S. President Joe Biden before a joint session of Congress at the Capital building on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757 - 1854), the wife of US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, 1781. From an original painted in 1781 by R. Earl.

A copy of the Palm Beach County, FL, presidential ballot, 08 November 2000, shows the staggering of the candidates on the ballot that lead to some confusion for Palm Beach County voters during polling for the presidential election 07 November. The voting machine would punch a hole by the arrows signifying the voters choice, but some voters apparently punched next to Reform Party nominate Pat Buchanan instead of Al Gore.