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Tessa Yang talks about her debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem'

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By Elissa Nadworny , Dhanika Pineda 
| WLRN-FM (Miami, FL)
ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: A new novel about a giant, glowing monster of a jellyfish off an island in Maine mixes marine biology with magic. If that sounds like a quirky combo, imagine how the residents of the imaginary island of Shattering Point feel. The monster jellyfish is killing their summer tourism season, and they quickly turn on each other. Their only hope is a prickly scientist, Josephine Ness, or Jo, who is brokenhearted in multiple ways when the book begins.
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William Sutton shares his rare achievement of memorizing all 154 Shakespeare's sonnets Original

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By Elissa Nadworny , Dhanika Pineda 
| NPR
ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: Socrates warned against writing things down. He said it was an invention that weakened the strength of our memories - similar to the warnings about AI weakening our minds. Humans do have a staggering capacity for memory. We once memorized not only which plants were edible but could recite poems like the "Iliad" over the course of days. We wanted to talk to a super memorizer, so we called William Sutton. The actor and teacher has memorized all 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets.
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Dr. Art Ulene plans to mark his 90th birthday by climbing Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro Original

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By Elissa Nadworny , Dave Mistich 
| NPR
Dr. Art Ulene plans to mark his 90th birthday by climbing Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to retired physician Art Ulene about his plans to celebrate his 90th birthday next month by summitting Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to retired physician Art Ulene about his plans to celebrate his 90th birthday next month by summitting Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Give a little. Get a lot.
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