Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen grow food, keep chickens, brew, bike, bake, and plot revolution from their 1/12-acre farm in the heart of Los Angeles. They are the the authors… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Erik Knutzen

Photo: Beth Darbyshire Dr. Dennis McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 30 years. He currently teaches in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Dennis McKenna

Tom Hulme is a Design Director at IDEO Avi: How do you define yourself? Tom: An enthusiastic generalist. Lucky. Ultimately I hope it will be the stuff around me that… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Tom Hulme

Ran Prieur is a writer and permaculturist Avi Solomon: Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Ran Prieur: I am known on the Internet as somebody who writes about… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Ran Prieur

Photo: Olivier Ezratty (cc) Tim Ferriss is the author of the The 4-Hour Workweek, a Japanophile, tea drinker, tango world record holder, and language learning fanatic. Avi Solomon: How did… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Tim Ferriss

Seth Godin writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything. Avi Solomon: You inspire millions of people. What inspires you?… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Seth Godin

Richard Koch is a businessman and author of the international best seller The 80/20 Principle. Avi Solomon: Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Richard Koch: I have a… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Richard Koch, author of The 80/20 Principle

Brian "Ziggy" Liloia is a 26 year old member of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, where he lives in his own handbuilt cob house, tends large gardens with friends, builds with natural… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Brian "Ziggy" Liloia on How to build your own Hobbit House

Psychiatrist Dr. Rick Strassman was the first scientist to conduct U.S. government-approved human research into hallucinogens and psychedelic drugs after the so-called War on Drugs. He has published dozens of… Read the rest of the article: Interview: Dr. Rick Strassman

Avi: Could you introduce yourself? Ted: My name is Ted Chiang. I'm a science fiction short story writer. Were there any formative experiences that led you to become a science… Read the rest of the article: Ted Chiang on Writing