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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alena Graedon's debut novel is an intellectual thriller set in the near future.  Print is dead, words have been monetized, and a "word flu" is running rampant.  The book is called "The Word Exchange."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Afghan-born writer Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," reads from his latest novel, "And the Mountains Echoed."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A few years ago, journalist Mac McClelland went undercover to find out what really happens when you order something online from a site like Amazon. As it turns out, all that ecommerce is still largely driven by humans, many of whom work backbreaking temporary jobs in massive warehouses. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Terry Tempest Williams adores Thoreau.  She says his passion for social justice and his love of nature are intimately connected.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Starhawk is one of America’s best known witches. She tells Anne Strainchamps about the Pagan festival of Samhain and how the wiccan community celebrates it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

First it was the Islamic State of Iraq, ISIS. Then the Levant Islamic State of Iraq, ISIL. And now IS – a self-described Islamic State. But what about the youth of the Arab World? What do they want?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How does something as wet and gooshy as the brain produce consciousness, which is immaterial?  Steve Paulson reports on the debate among scientists and philosophers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Stuart MacBride writes "Tartan Noir" - darkly funny crime thrillers set in Scotland. His new one is "Dying Light."

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