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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A. J. Jacobs decided to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. He tells Steve Paulson why and some of the peculiar facts he picked up along the way.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Amy Tan shares her love for Nabokov's "Lolita."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Playwright and actress Anna Deveare Smith tells Steve Paulson about her book “Talk To Me: Listening Between the Lines.” Smith did over 400 interviews with Washington residents, including President Clinton.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Now that gay marriage is (mostly) legal and gay characters are on television, does that mean that gay people have to be "good" all the time? John Waters sure hopes not.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Adam Mansbach is a white boy from an affluent Boston suburb who’s devoted himself to hip hop culture.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Somalia didn’t have a written language until the 1970's, and today, many if not most Somalis still live within an oral tradition. And in that tradition the poet is king.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Veterinarian Allen Schoen is the author of “Kindred Spirits.”  He talks with Jim Fleming and makes the case for animal consciousness. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alan Turing was one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century.  His work ushered in the digital age and paved the way for computers and artificial intelligence.  Andrew Hodges explains why Turing is considered the father of the computer.

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