Some of Isabel Allende’s best fiction has been inspired by private correspondence. Yet as Twitter replaces the letter, she fears that we’re losing “the beauty of language.”

Isabel Allende fell in love with New Orleans just before Katrina, and Haiti just before the earthquake. The quake in her native Chile didn’t shake her as much.

Why female writers are so often overlooked in Latin American literary studies.

In memoirs, the author must decide “what is mine to tell and what is not mine to tell.” But in fiction, “I do whatever I want.”

Writers only need to gather stories and tell them. “I’m not trying to deliver any kind of mission, and I don’t think I have a mission—except telling a story,” says […]

What the “Island Beneath the Sea” author’s desk looks like and why she starts each new novel on January 8th.

Like magic realism, Isabel Allende’s life has transcended borders.

A conversation with the novelist.

The monologue from her one-woman show reflects a point in her life when the playwright began feeling more connected with Middle Eastern culture.

The playwright says the situation in the Mideast isn’t about Mulsims in conflict with Jews, or even about land—it’s a human rights issue.

The playwright says she tries to maintain a humanist perspective: “Each person who interacts with me is a human being and they are the sum of all of the things […]

It’s emotionally intense for Najla Said to relive her childhood of cultural confusion and her eating disorder on stage.

Rehearsing for a one-woman show can get lonely and tiring, but once you’ve successfully passed the challenge you feel like you can do anything.

A conversation with the actress and playwright.

We may not know how bad global warming will get, but the possible outcomes are so dire that we need to take mitigating steps.

We need to use what we have better, use less of it, and develop credible alternative sources of energy.

The RPI president thinks four elements need to be in place to foster scientific innovation: strategic focus, transformative ideas, translational pathways, and capital.

America’s most innovative companies are having an increasingly hard time finding qualified staffers who were born in the U.S.

Young people need to be exposed early on to the wonders and the beauty of science.

A conversation with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute president.

The Amygdaloids’ “Mind over Matter” appears on the band’s newest album, “Theory of my Mind.”

Joseph LeDoux talks about his band, the Amygdaloids, whose songs are about the mind and brain.

When you have a phobia about something you don’t understand, it could be from an experience you’ve had in the past.

The neuroscientist researches how memories of fearful situations are often altered at the point of retrieval.

A conversation with the NYU neuroscience professor.

Sometimes it’s difficult to find enough time to develop all of your skills.

From spatial perception to algorithms, the two art forms require many of the same skills.

Best-selling author Catherine Asaro uses concepts from theoretical physics to weave together storylines in her science-fiction novels.

A conversation with the bestselling science fiction writer.

The ethical responsibility to grow and preserve and sustain land-raised systems will survive, and local, land-raised cuisines will return and thrive.