Nick Romeo is a nationally published journalist, former hedge-fund staffer, and author of the internationally published humor book 11,002 Things to Be Miserable About. His most recent book is Driven: Six Incredible Musical Journeys, which tells the story of the NPR show From the Top and six of its most exceptional alumni.
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Happy End of the World
A new book explores the history of mass extinctions and how the human species can survive the next... MORE
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How to Reinvent College
Universities have become prestige-seeking machines.... MORE
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Green Snot and Deadly Snakes
Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon caused a storm when he questioned the idea of the “Noble Savage.... MORE
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Bloody, Bloody General Custer
Larry McMurtry captures the savage General Custer in a new biography.... MORE
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The Politics of Dinner
Steven Rinella on the thrill of his kills, Lester R. Brown on a growing global scarcity.... MORE
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Professor Hip-Hop
What do Lauryn Hill and Emily Dickinson share? The Sound of Music and Juggaknots?... MORE
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America’s Smartest Lunch
At the Santa Fe Institute, America’s greatest minds break bread over big ideas. MORE
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Encounters With Thomas Pynchon
The elusive novelist hasn’t given an interview in years, but one New Yorker encountered him twice... MORE
