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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychologist and philosopher Thomas Moore talks with Anne Strainchamps about the connections between springtime and death, and how flowers reflect this.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Oxford English Dictionary was created in 1857, and was expected to be finished within ten years. The first edition was finally completed 71 years later.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison remembers her childhood in Ohio.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Scientists are on the cusp of developing new technologies that could radically change how we’re born and how we die. But just because we can do it, should we? For lots of people, it’s just plain wrong for humans to play God.

But Oxford University bioethicist Julian Savulescu has a different view. He says we have a moral obligation to use new technology to create the best possible children.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sonu Shamdasani is a historian of psychology at University College, London, and editor of Carl Jung's "Red Book."

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The recent "Blurred Lines" copyright decision has again raised questions about the limits of copyright law, and the disinction between inspiration and imitation. UCLA law professor Kal Raustiala believes the verdict sets a risky precedent for artists and misunderstands the way the creative process works.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Earle has been Nashville’s bad boy for years. He talks about his controversial new album, “Jerusalem,”  and his opposition to war in Iraq.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Least Heat-Moon created a sensation with his book "Blue Highways." He's back now with "Roads to Quoz," about traveling along America's back roads. Moon talks with Anne Strainchamps about the trips that inspired the new book.

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