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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

This week in Watch This! we talk about Oscar nominee "Karama Has No Walls," and Oscar winner, "The Lady in Number Six."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Life gets better for people in their 60s and 70, according to lots of recent studies. Why? Geriatric psychiatrist Dilip Jeste says people often become wiser with age.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anthropologist Tom Boellstorff takes us on a tour through the virtual world of Second Life.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Do tests such as the SAT and ACT offer a complete picture of a student's abilities? Psychologist Robert Sternberg doesn't think so. He tells Anne Strainchamps that we need to change the way we evaluate students, starting with college entrance exams.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

There’s been a pandemic or a nuclear war. Most of humanity is wiped out.  Armed vigilantes steal your stuff and eat your family.  The good news is, you can survive all this!  If you have “the Knowledge.”  

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sherry Simpson is the executive producer of the documentary film, “Amandla,” which tells the story of the South African freedom struggle through its music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ron Shaich, the founder of Panera Bread Company, has come up with a new business model: cafes where customers pay what they want or can afford.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Gessner discovered the American West as a young man, and the huge mountains and wide open spaces changed his life. He recently took a road trip through the West, following in the footsteps of two literary heroes, Edward Abbey and Wallace Stegner. Gessner says their books help us see the West in all its complexity.

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