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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chrisoula Andreou is a philosopher at the University of Utah who also contributed an essay to "The Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination"...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Davyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park.  We hear  recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jon Ronson's Dangerous Idea -- Can Too Much Christmas Drive Kids to Kill?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Paulson talks with Bishop King, founder of the Church of St. John Coltrane, and with Ashley Kahn, author of “A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album.” We hear about the composition and album.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How exactly does social media allow someone in say, Tunis, to overthrow their government?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist Carol Gilligan tells Steve Paulson that her work with teenage girls has shown her that Americans cling to “tragic histories” and have forgotten how to experience joy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Tammett loves numbers, can do calculations in his head into the millions, and can recite pi to more than 22,000 digits. But he has trouble telling right from left and looking people in the eye.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Edmonds talks with Jim Fleming about Bobby Fischer’s infamous chess match with Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972.

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