Audio

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Filmmaker Chai Vasarhelyi followed Youssou N'Dour and his band after the album came out and produced a documentary called "I Bring What I Love."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Scientists believe that near-death experiences are real, but there is much debate why they occur and what they might mean. Here's a quick primer on some of the leading thinkers in the field.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Damali Ayo runs the website rent-a-negro.com. She's written a book called "How To Rent A Negro."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Bill Bryson talks with Jim Fleming about the personal stories of some of the people who made great scientific discoveries.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christopher Woodward talks with Steve Paulson about the English mania for ruins and why they inspired the Romantic poets. Woodward’s book is “In Ruins.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Kilham tells Jim Fleming that it’s OK to eat chocolate and has the data to prove it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Copernicus changed the world with his revolutionary idea that the sun, not the Earth, is the center of our solar system.  Dava Sobel tells us why this momentous discovery wasn't easy for Copernicus himself.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist Steven Pinker's Dangerous Idea? We may be living in the most peaceful time of our species’ existence.

Pages

Subscribe to Audio