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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How will we react, the day we hear the news that scientists have found life on another planet?  Science fiction writer Orson Scott Card has dreamed up many first contact scenarios.  His classic science fiction novel, "Ender's Game" is all about the consequences of a first contact gone badly wrong.  He's just published a long-awaited sequel.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist Robert Karen, author of “The Forgiving Self: The Road from Resentment to Connection,” tells Jim Fleming that forcing kids to apologize when they’re not really sorry is a bad idea.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Michael Reilly recorded an extraordinary CD called "Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Author Jonathan Lethem talks to Jim Fleming about his "Harper's" Magazine essay, "The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Paul Feig is the creator of the critically acclaimed TV series “Freaks and Geeks.”  He says that the show (which is no longer on the air) was based on his real-life adolescence.

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Olga Nunes records voicemail memories of smell.

WANT TO SHARE YOUR MEMORY TOO? Just call 415-857-0589 (it is a Google voicemail box).

Want to hear more memories from others?

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Poet Molly Peacock's biography of the 18th century paper artist, Mary Delaney.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jeff Bursey is a Canadian author and reviewer whose new book is called "Verbatim: A Novel."

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