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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Janice VanCleave tells Jim Fleming some of the experiments from the "Weather" volume, including how to build a cloud, and why the sky looks blue.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Celebrated children's author Maurice Sendak talks with Steve Paulson about one of his collections.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Alva Noe has a theory about art. He says art is like philosophy, and the best art is disorienting and uncomfortable. It takes you into a space you didn't even know was there.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jazz singer Kurt Elling is a three time Grammy Nominee. He talks with Jim Fleming about reaching for the Divine through his music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A recent study of DNA from Neanderthal bones changed everything we thought we knew.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jennifer Baker is a philosopher at the College of Charleston and the author of a recent essay called "Procrastination as Vice."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the godfathers of Latin American writing.  His novel “The Feast of the Goat” deals with the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Len Fisher believes in practical physics.  His book, "How to Dunk a Doughnut"  gives scientific explanations for the minutiae of everyday life.

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