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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ron Sadoff, who teaches film studies at New York University, takes Anne Strainchamps on a tour of the best sci-fi music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anne Strainchamps asks Columbia College philosopher Stephen Asma what his colleagues make of the soul these days.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is making its way up the best-seller lists for a reason — it's a fascinating blend of magic and art, with the allure of the circus and the tempered reality of dreams.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Award-winning author Salman Rushdie talks to Steve Paulson about his new novel, "The Enchantress of Florence".

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chicago historian Tim Samuelson tells Jim Fleming about the time the City of Chicago decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago river and send its waste south along the Mississippi.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Point of attack. Defensive Line. Football and war have a lot in common. Former foreign policy advisor to President Clinton, Michael Mandelbaum, talks conflict and the game.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jennifer Jacquet explains how public shaming can be used to promote political change and social reform.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Few Latin American novelists are as beloved across the globe as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Here’s Steve Paulson’s 2006 interview with translator Edith Grossman, who’s done more than anyone to bring Garcia Marquez to the English reading world.

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