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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Ayelet Waldman was struggling...with her marriage, her kids, her life.Then she took daily microdoses of LSD for a month and found a kind of beauty and calm she hadn’t known for years.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philip Milano is the author of “Why Do White People Smell Like Dogs When They Come Out of the Rain?” and founder of the controversial Web site, Y-Forum.com.  He tells Anne Strainchamps his goal is to increase understanding between the races.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

This week, the Indian election is on our minds, so we turn to one of Indian's most celebrated writers, Arundhati Roy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Historian Maria Rosa Menocal tells Anne Strainchamps about the Golden Age for European Jews when the Moors established an Islamic state in Spain.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The President shouldn't rely on his science advisors to explain what a dirty bomb is or why clean coal is important.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

European leaders are once again trying to hash out an agreement with Greece to resolve its debt crisis. If a deal isn’t reached, Greece could leave, or be removed from, the Eurozone. That could trigger an even bigger crisis—one that could easily spill over to the U.S.  British historian Adam Tooze says this is about the future of Europe, the ongoing struggles of capitalist economies, and the fate of the American Empire.
 

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Matthew Skelton's debut children's novel is called "Endymion Spring."  It's a tale of ancient manuscripts, old libraries and magic.

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