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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist Carl Jung and physicist Wolfgang Pauli had an extraordinary friendship, feeding off each other's interests in the occult and quantum physics. Arthur Miller has the story.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mawi Asgedom fled the civil war in Ethiopia and spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, but ended up giving the commencement address at his Harvard graduation.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rebecca Solnit is the author of "River of Shadows," a book about Eadweard Muybridge and his stop-motion photography.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Travel writer Jeff Greenwald tells travel stories to Jim Fleming and explains why he thinks that since September 11th, it’s more important than even that people try to understand other lands.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mike Greenberg is a self-described metrosexual who cares a lot about his appearance and lifestyle.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sometimes when musicians break the mold, they end up creating new genres. Richard Hell didn't study music as a kid, but he loved how rock and roll let him experiment with self-expression.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Environmentalist Bill McKibben believes it's time for a new environmental paradigm:  small and local.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon’s new memoir, “Girl in a Band,” is on our minds this week. The book chronicles the influential band’s career and the end of the marriage between Gordon and fellow co-founder Thurston Moore after 27 years.

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