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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Vivek Maddala composes new scores for silent movies.  He tells Steve Paulson how music can tell a story.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Robert Zubrin believes we can and should colonize Mars. He does his best to persuade Jim Fleming to start packing his bags. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William La Fleur is the author of “Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan.”  He tells Anne Strainchamps about the Japanese mizuko rituals which are a form of public apology addressed to aborted fetuses.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Kat Duff talks about her book, "The Secret Life of Sleep."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In this EXTENDED interview, Steve Paulson talks about his stacks of books, hunger for knowledge. He also explores the difference between data, information, knowledge and... wisdom! 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

How should we decide when to stop life-prolonging treatments for people with severe brain damage and terminal illness? Are live organ donors always out of the question? As medicine makes it possible for us to prolong life, when should we just let - or help - someone die?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Saadi Simawe spent six years in an Iraqi prison for publishing verse opposed to Saddam Husssein’s Bath party. Now he’s an exile and teaches at Grinnell College in Iowa.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tim Friend has written a book about Archaea - a kind of microbe that doesn't fit into any of the traditional categories of life.

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