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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We've turned our hearts over to software; 30 million Americans have online dating profiles. About one-fifth of all new relationships in North America start with people meeting online. 

So far, the algorithms don't seem to know much more than we do, about what we're looking for.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Composer Philip Glass says he was transported by "The Wayfinders" - Wade Davis' celebration of indigenous cultures.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We re-examine the myth of Robert Johnson. The most famous blues singer of them all died at the age of 27 after recording only 29 songs. Today he's idolized, but Elijah Wald says that may be for the wrong reasons.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Craig Harline tells Anne Strainchamps how Sunday has evolved over the past several centuries.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dr. Ted Kaptchuk tells Steve Paulson about the work of some Danish researchers who have concluded that “the Placebo effect” is a myth.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Tammett loves numbers, can do calculations in his head into the millions, and can recite pi to more than 22,000 digits. But he has trouble telling right from left and looking people in the eye.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Bruce Watson tells Steve Paulson why Erector Sets were so huge. They reflected the spirit of America’s Industrial Age, and A.C. Gilbert marketed them directly to boys.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ernie Cline talks to Anne Strainchamps about his novel, "Ready Player One," which revolves around a massively multi-player online game and '80s pop culture.

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