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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Satish Kumar, a former Jain monk and follower of Ghandi, tells Steve Paulson that the secret to a stress-free life is to take it at a walking pace.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

"Welcome to the Voice" is a new opera, available on CD. Steve Nieve - long time keyboard player  for Elvis Costello - composed the music, and Muriel Teodori wrote the libretto.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Have you made it all the way through Tolstoy's "War and Peace?" Well, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky  took on the task of retranslating the classic...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Have you got a nose for the new? Do you make fast decisions, based on incomplete information? Do you lose your temper quickly? Are you bored a lot? Do you thrive in chaotic situations? You might be a born seeker… what Winifred Gallagher calls a neophiliac.

 

Take the quiz. Are you a neophiliac?


http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/the-well-quiz-how-adventurous-are-you/

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Shemekia Copeland is a young Blues singer who’s already being compared to the greats. Shemekia talks about singing the Blues with her famous father, Johnny Copeland, and working with her producer, Dr. John.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Mrs. Mincberg's 4th graders read and talk about poetry.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman talks about his book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Flansburgh and John Linnell comprise the musical duo “They Might Be Giants.”  They talk with Steve Paulson about their music, and their obsession for old pop songs.

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