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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Evelin Sullivan, author of “The Concise Book of Lying,” talks with Steve Paulson about lies of necessity, little white lies, and what sort of deception really makes people angry.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Eddy Joe Cotton has been riding the rails for almost a decade. He tells Steve Paulson that the a hobo spends most of his life waiting for one of three things: a bottle, love and the next freight.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Author and physician Atul Gawande recommends "My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgaard.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Like a lot of great innovators, Ida Tin wanted something that didn’t exist, so, she built it. It’s a period tracking app called Clue, and the more you tell it—about your mood and your cycle—the more it can tell you about your reproductive health. On the surface, Clue is a tool for individuals to track menstruation. But Ida's real goal is nothing short of transforming women's health around the world. She’s part of a new wave of renegade thinkers who believe that everyday data can give everyday people more power over their lives.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What's it like to be part human and part machine?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Editor Chris Kubica talks about his project, “Letters to J.D. Salinger.” Kubica asked dozens of authors to sound off to Salinger by writing him letters - even if Salinger will never read them.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Some people believe there's a Mayan prophecy that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. What does the Mayan calendar really say? Mayanist David Stuart uncovers the real story.

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