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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

So romance is about sex, right? By definition?

Not so, says David Jay. He founded the Asexual Visibility & Education Network.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If your mind is nothing more than brain chemistry, do you have free will?  Neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga says new brain science should change our thinking about this old philosophical question.

You can also listen to the EXTENDED interview, and read the extended transcript.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sometimes making music new is as simple as adding a few new elements. For ground-breaking jazz composer Maria Schneider, that meant adding words (and a few bird calls) to her work.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jennifer Egan tells Steve Paulson all about her polyphonic narrative "A Visit from the Goon Squad."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Once we’ve passed through hard times, it comes to picking up the pieces of our lives.

 
For Jonathan Cott - after 36 ECT sessions erased 15 years of his memory - that was a real challenge. 
To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What did FDR understand about democracy that our current political leaders – on both sides of the aisle – have forgotten. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Richard Nisbett argues that parenting styles have an enormous impact on the IQ of children and so does simply telling middle-school children that influencing their IQ is within their control.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist Neil Strauss tells Steve Paulson about the two years he spent with a group of pick up artists - men who share techniques about how to charm women.

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