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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Venwright put out a CD called “The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor.”  McGregor talks in his sleep like you’ve never heard before.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Essayist Susan Ehrlich is a practicing pediatrian who remembers what it was like treating her father during his final hours.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Television is rife with shows about female spies, whether it's Nikita, Covert Affairs, the Americans, or Homeland. It really seems like spy girls are having a moment on TV, but how true to life are these popular depictions? We turned to former CIA operations officer Valerie Plame Wilson to find out.

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Iraq War veteran Sergeant John McCary reads an e-mail he sent his family in 2004 about the brutal nature of the insurgency.

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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.

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Conspiracy theories are like mushrooms. They pop up everywhere -- from celebrity Twitter feeds to the campaign trail. They can be crazy, hilarious, and weirdly convincing. But even the most wacko conspiracy theories are worth taking serious. To explain why, here's Steve Paulson talking with Jesse Walker, author of "The United States of Paranoia."

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Russell Stannard is professor of physics emeritus at Open University in London and the author of the Uncle Albert books – a series of books for children about physics.

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The Japanese either love or hate these slimy, stinky, fermented soybeans.  Now, natto is gaining popularity with home fermentation enthusiasts. 

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