She represents the first woman on earth in Christian and Judaic traditions. In Islam she's known as Hawwa. To many, she's the thoughtless vixen who tempted man away from God. But a closer look shows a daring champion of human ingenuity and equality. Nicola Luksic explores the mystique of the woman so many claim to understand.

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Times have changed. So has the study of wisdom. Philosophers, make room for the scientists! In this two-part series, Marilyn Powell talks to psychologists, sociologists,  neuroscientists - and the wise that dwell among us - about a very old topic. What they have discovered about the nature of wisdom and being wise will enlighten and surprise you.

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The East African nation of Somalia is the definition of a failed state. It has been without a central government since 1991, when the country's dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown. What followed were two decades of civil war, anarchy, failed Western intervention, Islamic fundamentalism and famine. Somali-born IDEAS contributor Hassan Ghedi Santur returns to his home-land to explore, "Things We Lost in the War." Part 2 airs Tuesday, March 5.

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The book has stayed pretty much the same for over 500 years: a bunch of paper pages between covers. It's been both finite and easily grasped. But our digitally-connected world is forcing us to re-imagine what books could be.

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Be it resolved the world cannot tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons capability. That's the resolution for the latest Munk Debate. On the pro side: Amos Yadlin, a retired major general who spent more than 40 years in the Israeli Defence Forces. And Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer prize winning columnist for the Washington Post. On the con side is Fareed Zakaria, author, CNN host and columnist for Time Magazine and Washington Post. And Vali Nasr, foreign affairs analyst, Johns Hopkins University and The Brookings Institution and an advisor to the U.S. State Department. For more information, please visit The Munk Debates website.

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Even the best of families can run into trouble when grappling with the needs of aging parents, the demands of care-giving and the shifting dynamics between siblings over money and inheritance. Estates mediator Genevieve Chornenki looks at these hot button issues and explores if families can talk about them without wanting to kill each other.

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Eleanor Wachtel, host of Writers & Company, speaks with Taryn Simon whose art mixes camera-work, writing and graphic design to raise questions about truth and certainty. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, and in her mid-30s, her breakout work looked at American men freed from death row. After 9/11, Taryn Simon began to investigate secret or hidden sites in the United States. Her biggest success to date is called A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters - a huge work, it took four years to produce and involved travelling around the world to photograph very deliberately chosen lines of blood relatives. The book version won first prize at the prestigious Arles Photography festival in 2011.

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From the 19th century freak show to the East African black market in body parts to the modern cinema, the image of the albino has seized the popular imagination. Garth Mullins is a person with albinism and at six feet, four inches tall, he stands out in a crowd. But recently Garth didn't stand out...instead, he blended in at an Albinism conference with a pale majority who looked a lot like him.

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The Haida are an ancient and powerful nation, internationally renowned for their artwork. Despite modern day assimilation, the Haida of Haida Gwaii are fiercely proud of their culture and history. Their stories of creation and transformation illustrate the richness of that culture. CBC Radio's Legends Project compiles traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations, gathered in communities across the country. To find out more, visit the Legends Project website.

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What happens when a skeptical young man sets out to become the author of a modern romance? To write as a woman in a woman's genre... without the seams of his gender showing? Toronto writer Erika Blair (a.k.a Greg Kelly) explores the myths and realities of romance fiction in 1992.

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