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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Codebreaker, a new film by Patrick Sammon, tells the story of the brilliant life and tragic death of Alan Turing.  He died at age 41, having revolutionized our world by inventing the first computer programs -- and then computers themselves. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

From the tiniest microscopic particles to some of the biggest structures on earth, the new science of astrobiology is leading the way to the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe.  Dimitar Sasselov explains why the creation of the world's first artificial cells will revolutionize lifeon our planet.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nikil Saval talks about his book, "Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace." 

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Ariel Levy tells Anne Strainchamps we are living in a Feminist’s nightmare.

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Drew Gilpin Faust's latest book, This Republic of Suffering, explores one of the most sobering aspects of the Civil War: its colossal death toll.

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Filmmaker and hypnotist Albert Nerenberg explains how we can simulate the effects of drugs through hypnosis.

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Writer Barbara Fischer tells us the story of how starting a garden saved her life.

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Brad Kessler was a writer in New York City. He's still a writer, but now he lives on 75 acres in Vermont with a small herd of goats.

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