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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jill Fredston and her husband spend months every year rowing in the Arctic. And she tells a whale of a fish story!

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Mike Magnuson used to like being a lummox. Then he took up bicycling, and changed his life.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Autism's a tricky diagnosis. And its causes are also mysterious. Harvard Medical School neurologist Martha Herbert t advocates a whole-body approach, which looks at environmental toxins, vitamin deficiencies and immune problems.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In 1999 writer Leif Ueland was invited to ride the Playboy bus as it cris-crossed America in search of “Miss Millennium.”

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We're all familair with karaoke -- going out, having a few drinks and singing "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of our lungs.  But are you familiar with "karaoke fascism"?  Monique Skidmore explains.

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Dominican-born writer Junot Diaz -- the MacArthur genius, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has written some of some of the most brilliant contemporary fiction about the immigrant experience. 

Want to read that essay we mentioned?

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There’s an emerging option for people with severe facial disfigurements. The first facial transplant happened in France in 2006. Since then about 30 people have undergone the grueling surgery. In 2012, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez led a team at the University of Maryland Medical Center that attempted the most extensive face transplant yet.

You can also listen to the extended interview with Dr. Rodriguez.

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In this UNCUT interview, Jonah Lehrer talks about his new book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works.” Turns out, we can all learn to be more creative. 
 
 

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