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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Pinchbeck is the heir to Timothy Leary: he explores and advocates the use of psychedelic drugs.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Biologist Elisabet Sahtouris left her teaching job to go live on a Greek island and re-think her life as a scientist.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Drew Gilpin Faust's latest book, This Republic of Suffering, explores one of the most sobering aspects of the Civil War: its colossal death toll.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Mamet talks with Steve Paulson and says the secret to writing a successful screenplay is to focus on what happens next. That's all the audience cares about.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Denby of The New Yorker tells Steve Paulson that Pauline Kael was the most remarkable person he’s ever known.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ersi Arvizu tells Jim Fleming about growing up longing to get involved in the sport of boxing. Her dad ran a boxing gym for boys in their backyard.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Walter Kirn bookmarks "The Dog of the South" by Charles Portis.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In this UNCUT interview, novelist Deborah Harkness talks about studying the history of magic, and then transforming history into fiction.

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