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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christopher Taylor talks with Jim Fleming about his recent series of concerts where he performed all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas, from memory.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Frank Kermode tells Steve Paulson that Shakespeare revolutionized the English language and worked within a culture that got most of its information from listening.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Arturo Marcano tells Steve Paulson about the exploitative system of player development in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic that fuels the American major leagues.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Colum McCann tells Steve Paulson what made Rudolf Nureyev the greatest dancer of his time and that his life was shaped by his ambition and his physical beauty. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Benjamin Kunkel bookmarks Herman Daly's "Steady-State Economics."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If human beings are part neanderthal, Brian Fagan tells Jim Fleming the rest of us is something else - Cro-Magnon.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If there is an evolutionary imperative for running, maybe runner's high holds a clue. Dave Raichlen conducted a study about runner's high using humans, dogs and ferrets. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Get a local sampler of Ithaca cuisine with David Hirsch of the popular and influential Moosewood Restaurant.

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