Vivienne Plumb discusses being a contemporary playwright in New Zealand, with a particular focus on the Maori renaissance in New Zealand theater. Maxim Kurochkin talks about the two "gears" required to be a playwright, and how forgetting to switch...
McBride's Haul -- The Needs of the University -- Audubon's Georgia Parris -- Is College Worthwhile? -- We Resist this Knowledge -- Dr. Arthur Steindler -- The Political Poll is Here to Stay -- The Rise of the Social Scientist -- Study People!...
Asim Mohamed Al Saidi of Oman begins the panel by stating that he writes to expand the mind as exercise does the body and to make the world a better place. He then attempts to answer the question of why he writes by considering different...