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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living on higher floors have to break their fast 2 minutes later than those on lower floors because they see the sunset later in the day.

Steve Paulson sat down with legendary architecture critic Paul Goldberger to talk all things Burj Kalifa.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Walker Smith tells Steve Paulson about the six different flavors of baby boomers and why they'll have an impact into the future.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Hold on. What is wonder?

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that there's not much research on awe. And when he took on the task, he discovered that they're not easy emotions to study.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Michelle Wildgen shares a conversation about food, art, and the creative imagination with chef and food activist Alice Waters, founder of the legendary Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Economic policy is driven by politics, not economics.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Maybe the first step to beginning again is taking the time to remember - and, if necessary, mourn - what’s past.

Shortly after 9/11/01, Ilana Harlow talked about how creative rituals can help us.

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The Canadian surrealist sketch comedy trio, The Vestibules, with their brilliant commercial parody, "Laurence Olivier for Diet Coke."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist Susan Orlean set out to discover why this night is so special to Americans and tells Steve Paulson about some of her Saturday night excursions.

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