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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jessica Helfand tells Jim Fleming that people constructed unique personal narratives out of whatever materials were at hand, long before there was a scrapbooking business to help them.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Will we ever understand the true nature of dark matter and dark energy?  Harvard cosmologist Lisa Randall considers these and other great mysteries in physics.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Are we alone in the universe?  Almost certainly not.   The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world:  there IS life beyond earth.  New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outer space and in the most remote areas of our own planet all point to one conclusion.  Extra terrestrial life exists, and we're very close to finding it.   Science writer Marc Kaufman explains what's changed.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The style of type used by the Obama campaign is called Gotham and was designed by the team of Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In this EXTENDED interview, Adam Mansbach talks about his new novel, "Rage is Back." 

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lupe Fiasco is a rap star and a devout Muslim.  His debut album is called "Food and Liquor" and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer and writing coach Natalie Goldberg tells Anne Strainchamps how two of the most important men in her life - her father and her Zen master – failed her.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city. 

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