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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Cere tells Steve Paulson that the marriage bond is unique and enjoys a primordial power.  

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

With more than a billion Muslims in the world, many of whom supposedly hate the U.S., why haven't there been more terrorist attacks?  Charles Kurzman says the important story about Muslim terrorism is how little of it there is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Death is the one that no one can survive. Unless… well, it depends on just how dead you are. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

“In the culture people talk about trauma as an event that happened a long time ago. But what trauma is, is the imprints that event has left on your mind and in your sensations... the discomfort you feel and the agitation you feel and the rage and the helplessness you feel right now.”

Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is helping people with post traumatic stress disorder focus less on talking about their stories, and more on how their stories feel, how they sound, look, or smell.

You can also hear van der Kolk's extended interview, including more on yoga and the neuroscience of trauma.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Graphic novelist Chris Ware talks with Anne Strainchamps about the hard work of making comic books. Ware is the author of "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Clinical psychologist Daniel Goleman talks about how his discovery of Buddhist psychology shaped his life and career, as well as his best-selling book, "Emotional Intelligence."

 

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Whyte tells Anne Strainchamps there’s always a way to find meaning at work.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Joshua Ferris recommends James Salter's "Dusk and Other Stories."

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