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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Daniel Dennett tells Steve Paulson why he finds ignorance of evolutionary biology so appalling.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

E.L. Doctorow's latest novel is called "The March" and is about the devastating effect on the South during the Civil War of General William Tecumseh Sherman.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Charles Limb is a surgeon and musician who researches the way creativity works in the brain. He puts jazz musicians inside an fMRI to find out what the brain does during musical improvisation.

Watch Charles Limb's TED Talk here

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel Handler wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events" under the pen name of Lemony Snicket.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Ware is one of the young stars of the comics world. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The end of money. Really?  Are we really on the verge of a coming cashless society?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Blight tells Jim Fleming that Americans on both sides played a role in whitewashing the history of the Civil War, in favor of a more unified nation.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What's the oddest - or most delicious - translation of traditional food that you've sampled?

LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has spent his career seeking out the best plates of authentic – or reinterpreted – culture. Anne Strainchamps asked him about food in translation.
 
Listen to the UNCUT interview here. We recommend having some snacks on hand!

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