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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Corso is the author of “God’s Dictionary: Divine Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment.” She tells Jim Fleming about spiritual etymology and how she interprets the root meanings of words to come up with her definitions.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Is science really open to every good idea?  Controversial biologist Rupert Sheldrake says modern science is mired in various dogmas - boundaries you're not supposed to cross, at least if you value your job and your reputation.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison remembers her childhood in Ohio.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Bakewell is the author of “How to Live” an unorthodox biography of the great French philosopher and essayist Montaigne.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sonu Shamdasani is a historian of psychology at University College, London, and editor of Carl Jung's "Red Book."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

By now, it's almost commonplace to worry that the amount of time you spend on the Internet is actually rewiring your brain. But the first person to really put the issue on the cultural map was the writer Nicholas Carr -- in a book that's become a contemporary classic: "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is making its way up the best-seller lists for a reason — it's a fascinating blend of magic and art, with the allure of the circus and the tempered reality of dreams.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Earle has been Nashville’s bad boy for years. He talks about his controversial new album, “Jerusalem,”  and his opposition to war in Iraq.

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