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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Science writer Winifred Gallagher has come to the rescue of the decor challenged with her book "House Thinking: A Room by Room Look at How We Live." 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Stephen Marglin is a professor of economics at Harvard and the author of "The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community."

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

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

Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss-born philosopher who travels throughout the Islamic world trying to build bridges between European Muslim and conservative clerics.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Robin Swicord wrote and directed "The Jane Austen Book Club."  She talks with Anne Strainchamps.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A short story by science fiction writer John Scalzi, read by Adam Hirsch.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Shane Carruth wrote, directed and stars in the low-budget movie “Primer”.  Anne Strainchamps talks with him about science, math and storytelling.

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