MacArthur 'Genius' Award Winner Jad Abumrad
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2011 "genius grants." Among this year's fellows are an architect, a scientist, a children's choir founder, and a...
View ArticleMacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winner Maria Chudnovsky on Graph Theory
It all starts with a phone call. "Surely there's been some mistake. You do realize I play the mandolin, right?" Chris Thile said when he was informed that he had been named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow....
View Article2013 MacArthur Genius Grants Awarded
This morning 24 individuals received a very exciting phone call.Today the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded 13 men and 11 women the MacArthur "Genius " Award.The fellows will...
View ArticleSpecial Guest: Kara Walker
Kurt Andersen and artist Kara Walker talk about creative darkness — from literal shadows to conceptual creepiness.Artist Kara Walker is best known for cut-out silhouettes based on highly charged images...
View ArticleOsvaldo Golijov
Critics have said that Osvaldo Golijov may be the first significant classical music composer to define the sound of the 21st century. It's part of the reason why he was named a MacArthur fellow in...
View ArticleSaul Griffith
In an age of hyperspecialization, Saul Griffith is an old-school inventor. A MacArthur "genius," his work includes a new way to manufacture eyeglasses, kites that generate power, and rope that knows...
View ArticleHoly Genius, Abumrad
So, turns out...Jad is totally a Genius--he just got word he's been named a MacArthur Fellow. Go Jad! Team Radiolab salutes you! Now hurry up and finish the podcast so we can parade you around and...
View Article2012 MacArthur Genius Grants Awarded to Flutist, Bowmaker, Mandolinist
The flutist Claire Chase, the bow maker Benoit Rolland and the mandolin player Chris Thile are among the 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants," revealed on Monday by the...
View ArticlePianist Jeremy Denk Among MacArthur Foundation Winners
Jeremy Denk, a classical pianist with a literary streak, is among the winners of the 2013 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants.Denk and 23 other recipients each will receive a...
View ArticleJeremy Denk And Vijay Iyer On Receiving MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grants'
Last night, 24 people across a wide variety of disciplines learned they had become the latest class of grant winners from the MacArthur Foundation. Among the "geniuses" -- as the recipients are...
View ArticleMacArthur Geniuses on Health Policy
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, Camden physician and founder and executive director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers and Julie Livingston, public health historian and anthropologist at Rutgers...
View ArticleCuratorial Genius: Revisiting Jeremy Denk's American Mavericks
Jeremy Denk is a genius, have you heard? To honor the brilliant pianist / writer / thinker / (vlogger?), we revisit the programs of his weeklong Hammered! residency from the 2012 American Mavericks...
View ArticleClassical Music's Awards Season Heats Up
With Hollywood's award season safely behind us, the classical music field is getting into the red carpet act – figuratively speaking. This Monday marks the announcement of the Pulitzer Prize, arguably...
View ArticleVideo: Composer-Pianist Vijay Iyer's Harlem Home
Watch the video belowComposer, pianist, electronic music producer and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Vijay Iyer has built a career of making connections in music... literally. Increasingly recognized as one of...
View ArticleFrom Puppet Masters to Playwrights, Ten Outstanding New Yorkers Win 'Genius...
Ten New Yorkers are among this year's slate of "genius grant" winners from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.The prize comes with a $625,000 -- no strings attached. The foundation...
View ArticleJohn Fogerty Talks Creedence. And Three MacArthur 'Geniuses.'
Creedence Clearwater Revival's frontman, John Fogerty, unravels the band's very public meltdown and how he recaptured his life afterwards. Tony Blair's former chief spokesman Alastair Campbell shares...
View ArticleThree Newly Appointed MacArthur 'Geniuses'
We’ll speak with three newly appointed MacArthur "genius" fellows! Kartik Chandran is an environmental engineer working to transform wastewater from pollutant to a valuable resource; Lorenz Studer is a...
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Composer Julia Wolfe, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
Composer Julia Wolfe is a 2016 MacArthur Fellow! She has been active in New York's “downtown” / new music scene since the early 1980s, and was one of the three co-founders of the new music empire...
View Article'Genius' Poet Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine, poetry professor at Yale University and author of Citizen: An American Lyric (Graywolf Press, 2014), talks about her MacArthur "genius" award for her poetry that engages with current...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: 'Genius' Poet Claudia Rankine, Sexist Presidential...
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.'Genius' Poet Claudia Rankine (First) | The Sexist Presidential Campaign (Starts 17:28) | The Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...
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This graphic novelist and reading ambassador tells kids to reach beyond their...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThe post This graphic novelist and reading ambassador tells kids to reach beyond their comfort zone appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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