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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chuck Klosterman talks about "Through a Glass, Blindly," the essay about voyeurism in his book, "Eating the Dinosaur."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Charles Matthewes tells Steve Paulson that while some acts deserve to be condemned, we should be careful not to exclude the perpetrators from the human race.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Astronomers have detected strange light patterrns around a star 1500 light years away. The usual explanations fall short, so Jason Wright says one possibility is a massive structure created by an advanced alien civilization.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

"New Yorker" staff writer and book critic James Wood recommends Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel, "Effi Briest."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Belquis Ahmadi is Afghan, Sameena Nazir is Pakistani.  They tell Steve Paulson why Afghans welcomed the Taliban at first, what happened when they revealed their hidden agenda of oppressing women and controlling education.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Environmental writer Connie Barlow says that rhinos and elephants and tigers are native to North America and that we should bring back the Cheetah.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dr. Olivier Ameisen was a cardiologist until his alcoholism left his life in tatters. He found relief with the a drug that eliminates his cravings for alcohol.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Brian Raftery tells Jim Fleming about karaoke in Japan and the man who invented it.

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