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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

Shane Carruth wrote, directed and stars in the low-budget movie “Primer”.  Anne Strainchamps talks with him about science, math and storytelling.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tom Standage talks about his book, "Writing on the Wall: Social Media -- The First 2,000 Years."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The common wisdom is that we’re getting more violent all the time. Witness the genocides and world wars of the last century. But cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker says we have it all wrong. And in his 800 page book “The Better Angels of Ourselves” he makes the case for how violence has declined.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Satish Kumar, a former Jain monk and follower of Ghandi, tells Steve Paulson that the secret to a stress-free life is to take it at a walking pace.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Falling in love is easy.  Staying in love for 30 or 40 years takes some skill.  Social psychologist Arthur Aron identifies some of the techniques devoted couples use to keep the spark alive.  Aron's the psychologist who figured out how to build intimacy in just 36 questions.  He gives us some more lab-tested tips for keeping the love you find.

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Wesley Stace has a new novel, "Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer."

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Susannah Cahalan talks about her book, "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness."

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