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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Suppose you could remember every day of your life. Would that be a blessing or a curse? For Jill Price it's been a burden. She has a very rare form of memory that gives her nearly total recall.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ward Cunningham invented the wiki in 1995. Can the wiki way save the internet?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Theseus killed the Minotaur in the maze in Crete thousands of years ago. Well, according to Steven Sherrill, the Minotaur is now a short- order cook in the American South.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Scott A. Lukas is a cultural anthropologist and a former trainer at Six Flags Astroworld in Houston.  He's also the author of "Theme Park," which chronicles the evolution of the theme park.

Scott Lukas' website.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Shaun Whitehead is a veteran treasure hunter.  He tells Anne Strainchamps about his quests for treasure and his treasure-hunting club.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

With the Carolina Panthers facing off against the Denver Broncos in Superbowl 50, football is on our minds this week. And for many of the millions of fans who tune in every Sunday to watch their favorite teams compete, football is little more than a weekly ritual. For English professor Mark Edmundson, the football field is a staging ground for some of life's most important lessons. In his book "Why Football Matters," Edmundson looks back to his own high school years playing the sport and reflects on how it taught him courage, resilience, determination, and other values he'd draw on as an adult.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani talks about her electronic music and sound work.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

For three decades, MIT professor Sherry Turkle's been looking at the ways we interact with machines. She believes our digital devices are taking a toll on our personal relationships.

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