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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anthropologist Alia Gurtov was one of the first people to crawl into the Dinaledi Chamber to see the Homo naledi fossils. She describes the harrowing climb into the cave, where she had to crawl through tiny passages to retrieve the bones.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Danielle Ofri is a practicing physician today.   It’s a life she owes in part to mentors like "Joseph Sitkin", who taught her as a resident..  In her essay “Intensive Care” from the book “Writer, MD” – she describes her time as a young doctor and the emotional price that can come with a license to practice medicine.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sam Kriss' Dangerous Idea?  Pleasantness is evil.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nicholas Felton transforms data into something beautiful. As a self-described "information designer" and extremely dedicated life logger, he tracks aspects of his life over the course of the year and then publishes them as "annual reports."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Catherine Wagner is the co-editor, (with Rebecca Wolff) of the anthology "Not for Mothers Only." She talks with Steve Paulson about aspects of mothering and reads several poems from the book.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

E.O. Wilson may know more about ants than anyone else on the planet...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Of course, After the Romance can also come break-ups. The silver-lining to any break-up? The soundtrack.

Robin Linn and Jason Saldanha of Sound Opinions join producer Sara Nics to talk about songs of rage, revenge and moving on.

Looking for the full list of suggested break-up song? Here it is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Bachelder's novel “U.S.!” uses as its central character early 20th century novelist Upton Sinclair...

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