College ranking fever

The popular U.S. News & World Report college rankings were out yesterday. I did a Q&A with the man who makes them happen.

11-Year-Old Journalist Damon Weaver

I did a Q&A today with Damon Weaver, the 6th grader who interviewed Obama last week and has taken YouTube by storm. We talked about mangoes, blowing stuff up in science class, and Bo Obama, among other things.

The Real Doctor Behind 'House'

I did a Q&A today with Dr. Lisa Sanders, who is the technical adviser to the show House and has a fascinating new book out on diagnosis.

I Can Has Media Empire?

I wrote a profile in this week's magazine of Ben Huh, the blog guru who runs a series of spellbindingly silly websites including I Can Has Cheezburger? and FAIL Blog.

Environment: Why Some Like it Cold

I did a Q&A today with Bill Streever, the author of Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places, which is part history, part biology, part ode to the natural world. We talked about about polar exploration, how cold spurred the invention of the bicycle, and what it feels like to freeze to death. (Yeah, not so good.)

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

President Obama turns 48 today, but he's spending the day at the office. Here's a look back at how previous Presidents have celebrated their big days. (Harry Truman's present in 1945 was the German surrender on VE-Day. Score.)

2 Min. Bio: Sean Parnell, Alaska's New Governor

When Sarah Palin stepped down July 26, Sean Parnell took her place. He shares Palin's conservative views but is known to be less outspoken--a difference that some Alaska politicians say could be just what the state needs. Here's a short bio of Parnell, including a podcast.