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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dutch novelist Arthur Japin has written "In Lucia's Eyes" which tells the imagined story of Casanova's first love and what became of her.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Manguso recommends "Mes Amis" by Emmanuel Bove.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Don Foster tells Anne Strainchamps how he uses computer-assisted textual analysis to prove or disprove authorship of literary texts.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Copernicus changed the world with his revolutionary idea that the sun, not the Earth, is the center of our solar system.  Dava Sobel tells us why this momentous discovery wasn't easy for Copernicus himself.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christopher Woodward talks with Steve Paulson about the English mania for ruins and why they inspired the Romantic poets. Woodward’s book is “In Ruins.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ellen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime."  She says we ignore the oceans at our own peril.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ed Ferrara used to be a senior storyline writer for World Wrestling Federation (WWF) now known as World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Frank Knight talks with Anne Strainchamps about the ancient smells his company creates for natural history museums.  He’s especially proud of the T-Rex stink.

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