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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Michelle Kennedy tells Anne Strainchamps how she ended up homeless and how she managed to support herself and her three children.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Almond has loved football his whole life. But after investigating the violence and social ills that shape football, he explains why he no longer watches his favorite sport.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Peter T. Kilborn talks about the "new rootless professional class" that consists of mid-level managers and executives who move every few years (sometimes enormous distances, or to foreign countries) to advance their careers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Neuroscientist Richie Davidson has developed an entirely new model for understanding the science of emotions.  He talks about this paradigm shift and the personal journey that led to it. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

So just how good are we at predicting the future? Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson look back at some forecasts from the turn of the millenium.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Since Michael Brown was shot, there's a new round of calls for a national conversation about racism. Is that realistic? Are we ready for what we might hear? A couple of years ago, NPR's Michele Norris told us about how a family secret sparked difficult conversations.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The press has been pumping out opinion pieces about selfies. One of the biggest debates is, what do they say about self-esteem? We turned to the psychologists… 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rob Richie is executive director of the Center for Voting and Democracy.  He talks about how the system of instant run off voting works and why a lot of people, including John McCain and Howard Dean, think it’s a good idea.

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