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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jeanne Boylan, America’s most innovative forensic artist talks with Jim Fleming about the importance of not contaminating eye witness memories.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jill Price can remember every day of her life since the age of 14.  She's one of only half a dozen people diagnosed with "hyperthymesia" - a fancy word for nearly total recall. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

As editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman reads thousands of new poems a year. Who better to check in with on the state of English language poetry? 

Hear Wiman talk about his own writing here.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rick Steves is the author of 30 European guidebooks, and host of public radio and television travel shows.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Every spring in Japan, people crowd under blooming cherry trees. They're signs of spring, and remembrances of life's transience.

Master gardener Sadafumi Uchiyama says the blossoms are the quintessential representation of the Japanese principle of mono no aware... beauty in the intertwining of life and death.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Katie Salen is a game designer, interactive designer, animator, and design educator. She talks to Anne Strainchamps about what children can learn from designing and playing games.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jill Lepore does a reality check on Tea Party claims to the founding fathers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.

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