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Josh Hanagarne stands 6 feet 7 inches tall and can bend horseshoes with his bare hands. He has Tourette’s syndrome and is given to noisy verbal tics. It…

The journalist Lesley Hazleton says that early sources on the prophet Muhammad are infuriatingly vague. He’s described as “neither tall nor short,”…

The science writer Brian Switek knows adults aren’t supposed to like dinosaurs. And yet, they’re why he chose to move to Utah from New Jersey. In the…

The current local food trend has spurred the growth of farmers markets and local food producers. It’s also given rise to a movement called urban…

In Utah, the maxim "write what you know" often means writing about Mormons and the LDS Church's influence in the state. But satirizing a faith or building…

A few years ago, the government of Uganda tried to pass a law that would criminalize homosexuality and punish even those who simply know gay people. The…

Tuesday, PBS wraps up its series "Constitution USA," with NPR's own Peter Sagal. Of course, you wouldn't expect a stodgy documentary from the host of the…

There was a time when adoption was a closely guarded family secret. Author Adam Pertman says that’s partly because people made the mistake of trying to…

According to developmental psychologist Peter Gray, children are born with innate curiosity, playfulness and a deep desire to learn. But at some point…