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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

There's money to be made in the future. It's Liz Crawford's job to help big corporations figure out how to prepare for possible futures.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung takes us inside the "connectome":  the audacious project to create a detailed map of the human brain. 

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Composer Stephen Paulus sits at the piano keyboard and talks with Jim Fleming about how he developed the music for a group of six poems he set for the Festival Choir of Madison.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A few years ago, Tamara Altman did what many of us dream of doing — she ditched a well-paying job in healthcare to travel all across the Pacific Northwest. How'd she finance the adventure? By freelancing in the on-demand economy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tim Gallagher's hunting companion isn't his neighbor down the street, its a falcon named MacDuff. He tells us why he's fascinated by birds of prey.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How do we mind our mortality without being overwhelmed with morbid thoughts?

Stoically, says philosopher William Irvine. But he says Stoicism doesn't require us to be unemotional about death and loss. Irvine says the Stoics used thoughts about mortality to make our lives more joyful.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tracy Daugherty talks about Donald Barthelme and his passion for jazz.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

“The Other F Word" tells the stories of punks from the 80s and 90s, who are now dads. What's the other F word? “Father”, of course.

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