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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Every year TED awards a prize and in 2012 it didn't go to a person, but to an idea: The City 2.0

Anderson explains why, and what the prize makes possible.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Junot Diaz bookmarks "Dark Reflections" by Samuel R. Delany.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Brian Turner was an average young American who volunteered for military service in Iraq. At night he wrote poetry by flashlight.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Playwright and actor Eric Bogosian has written a novel, “Mall.”  It’s a satire about the suburbs involving the activities of several unappealing characters who interact at the local mall.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Levitin reacts to a musical example Anne Strainchamps provides and talks about music and children's brains.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

TTBOOK producer Doug Gordon investigates one of surf rock’s zaniest modern acts, Los Straitjackets to find out what’s happening with their surf rock sound.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A Pakistan school is de-radicalizing  Taliban boy soldiers, many of whom were forcibly recruited.  Psychologist Feriha Peracha directs the experimental program.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Carlyon tells Jim Fleming that Rice was once considered America’s greatest humorist. He was a talking clown, doing satiric commentary on current events.

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