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The "Chicago Boys" -- Chilean men who studied free-market economic theories at the University of Chicago in the 1950s and '60s -- are often credited for Chile's relatively healthy economy. Chicago Public's Catrin Einhorn reports from Santiago on their legacy.

Childhood curiosity fueled Alan Lightman's interest in science and space. Now an astrophysicist and novelist, Lightman believes our greatest creativity, in science and art, comes from awe at the unknown.

Hollywood sports films often ignore facts in favor of plot, and the new hit Glory Road is no exception. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and John Ydstie talk about basketball movies.

Commentator Jake Halpern introduces us to a Hollywood agent who exclusively represents dead celebrities. He finds endorsement deals for John Wayne and is responsible for getting Steve McQueen his own video game.

The composer discusses his new 10-CD collection, the appeal of his "needle-stuck-in-the-groove music," growing up in Baltimore and his love for science.

When recording its latest album, Snowflake Midnight, Mercury Rev turned to publicly created and shared electronic instruments and software to create ethereal and deeply textured layers of sound. The band's members discuss their process of incorporating technology and losing themselves in music.

Recent developments in understanding the interaction between music and the brain might help us avoid the stress inherent in sending one's hard-earned tax dollars to Manhattan and Detroit and Baghdad. With the right music in the background, preparing taxes might feel about the same as drinking cucumber water in a swank spa, or doing tai chi as the sun rises over the seashore.

Jen Statsky, co-creator of HBO Max's Hacks, talks about the making of season two, and why you can't get the perfect meal from just one fast food restaurant.

Limb amputations are four times more likely to happen to Black Americans than white Americans.

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted light from what appears to be the most distant star ever seen. It offers a glimpse into an early moment in the history of the universe.