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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Margaret Atwood talks about her new novel, "MaddAddam."

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In EXTENDED interview, Al Gore talks with Steve Paulson about his book “The Future,”  why he believes the Internet is the most powerful tool ever created by humans, and why he’s hopeful about our capacity to deal  with climate change.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

As a history professor, Anders Henriksson has had plenty of opportunity to collect mistakes and bloopers from term papers and college exams.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Though names like Mother Ann Lee and Charles Fourier are not names that ring a bell for most today, they founded two of the most influential utopian movements in US history. 19th Century communes like the Shakers and Brook Farm are gone today their legacy – politically and culturally, are all around us.  Chris Jennings is the author of “Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism.” Steve Paulson sat down with Jennings and asked him about what is now a dirty word, utopia.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anne Karpf tells Steve Paulson our voices communicate all sorts of things, which listeners can understand even if they don't speak the same language.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In his new book “Better Living Through Criticism,” A.O. Scott distills his decades-long career into a simple to read manifesto that not only explains the qualities of a good critic, but argues their fundamental importance to any culture.

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Albert Glinsky is the author of “Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage.” The book is a biography of Leon Theremin and a history of the instrument that bears his name.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Alva Noe says it's a mistake to regard consciousness as strictly a product of our brain.  He says consciousness is something we do.

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