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In this new kind of interview show, Randy Cohen talks to guests about a person, a place, and a thing they feel strongly about. The result: some great talkers tell stories they never have before. Visit PersonPlaceThing.org.

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Jan 21, 2017

Among life's most liberating experiences is finding yourself unambiguously wrong: your mind is cleared of can't, and the world is transformed. (This requires the wit to perceive your error and the courage to acknowledge it, apparently not presidential qualities.) Max Krohn, a cofounder of SparkNotes and OKCupid, had such an experience as an undergrad when he encountered the ideas of Alan Turing and Albert Einstein. A conversation at the Scarsdale Library with music from Freddie Bryant.