What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

There are few subjects that have inspired more words than that of love. And yet, the idea of love is loosely defined for many. John Bowe set out to get an accounting of American thoughts on love. When he asked Americans across the country about their thoughts on the subject, Bowe found many people with differing thoughts and descriptions.

Bowe traveled the United States to gather firsthand accounts of love. He found a surprising amount of variety and more than one story of heartbreak. Bowe talks about his oral history project, US: AMERICANS TALK ABOUT LOVE.

LISTEN: JOHN BOWE - AMERICAN LOVE STORIES

Pencils to Pixels: Language and the Digital Age

It is obvious that a universe of digital technology is changing the world.

A nearly bottomless amount of information available on the internet. Social networking in cyberspace and the digital soapbox of websites and blogs have opened up new options for human communication.

But are these new tools changing the way we think, talk and write? Is the internet having a negative affect on our brains?

Dennis Baron says no. Baron suggests, the negative ramifications of computers are no more harmful than the invention of the written world.

University of Illinois professor of English and Linguistics examines the impact of the digital revolution on reading, writing and communication in his book A BETTER PENCIL.

LISTEN: DENNIS BARON - A BETTER PENCIL