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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ryan Boudinot talks to Jim Fleming about his post-apocalyptic novel, "Blueprints of the Afterlife."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Staples tells Steve Paulson about the latest in psychographics and biometrics and why civil libertarians are worried. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Sontag’s new book about the imagery of war is “Regarding the Pain of Others.”  She says that graphic war photos can be very powerful, but they often elicit complicated reactions among viewers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ron Chernow's recently published "George Washington: a life" logs in at 900 pages, one of the most acclaimed historical biographies of the past year.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Why aren't there more realistic portrayals of scientists in literary fiction?  Cell biologist and novelist Jennifer Rohn founded LabLit.com, a website that's at the center of the new movement calling for more and better science in fiction. 

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Sergeant First Class Toby Nunn served two tours of duty in Iraq. He now works for the nonprofit organization Soldiers' Angels, which supports veterans and deployed military personnel and their families.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

For three decades, MIT professor Sherry Turkle's been looking at the ways we interact with machines. She believes our digital devices are taking a toll on our personal relationships.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Paulson reports on the new genre of Scandinavian crime fiction and we hear a reading from Karin Fossum's "He Who Fears the Wolf."

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