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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Researchers have discovered that cats have their own taste in music. It sounds nothing like that crap you listen to.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologists John and Julie Gottman are famous for being able to predict with 94% accuracy whether a couple will break up, stay together unhappily, or stay together happily. In their Love Lab, they've identified hidden patterns of behavior that can strengthen or weaken relationships. If we'd known the secret to a good marriage was non-linear differential equations, we might have paid more attention in math class.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

 Getting words, quotes, even lines of verse inked under the skin is more common that you think. There’s even a name for it: Literary Tattoos

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If you’ve ever seen a movie trailer you’ve heard the voice of Don LaFontaine.  “The King of the Movie Trailer Voice-Overs” talks to Steve Paulson.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Gray is the author of “Cyborg Citizen.” He thinks anyone whose body has been artificially altered by technology is a cyborg. Forget bionic limbs, he means even people who’ve had vaccinations!

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Public radio storyteller David Sedaris is often called America’s preeminent humorist.   He recently stopped by our studio before a sold-out performance in Madison and talked with Steve Paulson about how he got started as a writer, the differences between writing and performing on stage, the...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dan Barber's organic farm with acres of greenhouses and free range livestock embodies Barber's belief in the imperative to rebuild a sense of connection with where our food comes from.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ed Young says that even basic literacy in Chinese requires memorizing 4,000 characters.

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