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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Black, white and Jewish: Rebecca Walker talks with Steve Paulson about her unconventional upbringing and how having a child of her own changed her feelings about it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Is there a science of rap?  Pioneering neuroscientist Charles Limb has put freestyle rappers inside brain-scanning machines, and he's seen an explosion of neural activity.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Hip Hop often concerns itself with everyday life, but these days there is at least one young artist who believes hip hop can change the face of devotional music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jon Katz’ latest book is “The New Work of Dogs.”  Katz says that Americans are forgetting their pets’ true natures and shouldn’t expect them to be children with fur.

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

Did you know nature is good for you?  Richard Louv can cite studies that show crime rates go up in cities with less green space.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lisa Chamberlain is a Gen-X journalist and author.  She feels the economy has been an enormous influence on Generation X, turning them into innovators and free-thinkers who operate outside the status quo. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Karen Armstrong is one of the world's best-known writers on religion, but her own spiritual path hasn't been easy.  She tells us why she joined a convent and then left - and how she later came to appreciate religious texts.

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