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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Bill Vossler is the author of “Burma-Shave: The Rhymes, the Signs, The Times.”  He talks about where the classic rhyming signs came from, and reads several examples.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Conn Iggulden wrote "The Dangerous Book for Boys" with his brother, Hal. The idea is not to injure children but to help them have more fun.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If we think of cities as organisms, their DNA is the hodgepodge of rules that shape development. Urban planner Emily Talen talks about how city zoning, coding and laws got started, and how they need to be changed to help us build more livable cities.

Take a look at a visual archive of city plans.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Anderegg is a Professor of Psychology at Bennington and the author of "Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them." He tells Steve Paulson about his inspiration for writing the book.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A variation of karaoke where you sing along with a live band.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

"True Detective" creator and writer Nic Pizzolatto recommends "Absalom, Absalom" by William Faulkner.

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Antonio Damasio says by understanding the details of what the body is doing when we experience an emotion, science will be able to develop better therapies and interventions.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jungian analyst David Lindorff is the author of "Pauli and Jung: The Meeting of Two Great Minds."

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