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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chrisoula Andreou is a philosopher at the University of Utah who also contributed an essay to "The Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination"...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist Carol Gilligan tells Steve Paulson that her work with teenage girls has shown her that Americans cling to “tragic histories” and have forgotten how to experience joy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How exactly does social media allow someone in say, Tunis, to overthrow their government?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Charles Yu is the author of a critically acclaimed new novel, "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

No one doubts memory is one of the things that shapes our sense of self, but is there a science of self?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ritu is a London based DJ who’s compiled a new collection called “The Rough Guide to Bollywood.”  She describes the booming Indian movie business.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

You wouldn’t think the novel “Lolita” would go over big in an underground women’s book club in Tehran. But literature, like the people who read it, has a way of surprising you.  Azar Nafizi is the author of the celebrated memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Almond recommends "Stoner" by John Williams.

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