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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Galenson talks to Steve Paulson about his theory that most artists are either old masters like Cezanne or young geniuses like Picasso.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Cynthia True is the author of “American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story.”  She tells Jim Fleming that Hicks was an important social satirist, remarkable for his bravery and honesty.  He battled TV executives over his belief that audiences could handle provocative ideas.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

With food insecurity growing around the globe, the unpredictabilities of climate change and population growth booming... what will we eat in the future? Jonathan Foley heads the Global Landscape Initiative at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Astrophysicist Max Tegmark's Dangerous Idea?  We are more significant than we think.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Artist and activist Molly Crabapple believes borders are soon becoming a thing of the past.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist David Shenk says Alzheimer's an ancient illness afflicting some 5 million Americans, and that the number of cases is sure to rise dramatically as the Baby Boomers age.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Engineer Bill Gurstelle loves things that go BOOM! Gurstelle tells Jim Fleming how to build and operate the Potato Cannon and a Roman catapult.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Franklin Foer tells Steve Paulson how soccer's international popularity leads to exchanges of players and coaches among many countries...

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