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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist and poet Ruben Martinez tells Steve Paulson that there are powerful economic incentives for Mexicans to cross the U.S. border to find work.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Walker Smith tells Steve Paulson about the six different flavors of baby boomers and why they'll have an impact into the future.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In Sara Gruen's new novel "Ape House," a family of bonobo apes are captured to be the main attraction in a reality TV show.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Hold on. What is wonder?

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that there's not much research on awe. And when he took on the task, he discovered that they're not easy emotions to study.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Maybe the first step to beginning again is taking the time to remember - and, if necessary, mourn - what’s past.

Shortly after 9/11/01, Ilana Harlow talked about how creative rituals can help us.

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J.R. Thornton was once a serious tennis player on the junior circuit. Then he moved to China and spent a year training with the Beijing National Team, where he discovered just how different the life of an aspiring champion could be. His novel "Beautiful Country" reveals the incredibly difficult demands on young athletes in China.

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The "connectome" is one of the most audacious science projects ever conceived: a detailed map of the human brain, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. In this EXTENDED interview, MIT computational neuroscientist Sebastian Seung explains what we can learn.

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In Super Senses, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk talked about how trauma disrupts people's relationship with their body. This extended interview includes more on studies into how trauma rewires the brain, and how yoga can help people heal. 

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