http://ttbook.org To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. en Copyright 2013 by Wisconsin Public Radio Webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:32:12 -0500 http://wpr.org/podcasts/images/ttbook_300x300.jpg http://ttbook.org To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. Wisconsin Public Radio no Copyright 2013 by Wisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinSociety & Culturewebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. five ways of spending money that are most likely to yield lasting happiness. Neil Irwin on Central Bankers; Alternative Currencies; Elizabeth Dunn on Happy Money; Economics of happiness; Rebecca Ryan on "Re-Generation". http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/-2ggXR1LRUg/tbk130616a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130616a.mp3 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)nofive ways of spending money that are most likely to yield lasting happiness. Neil Irwin on Central Bankers; Alternative Currencies; Elizabeth Dunn on Happy Money; Economics of happiness; Rebecca Ryan on "Re-Generation".Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130616a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130616a.mp3 What kinds of personal information have you posted online recently?  Your credit card number?   Your mother’s maiden name?   A photo of yourself drinking a beer?   Whatever it is, these details could ruin your career, your marriage, or even your entire future.  We’ll explore social networks and the death of privacy. Lori Andrews on Social Networks and Privacy; Garret Keizer on "Privacy"; Hal Niedzviecki on "The Peep Diaries"; Chuck Klosterman on Voyeurism; Marina Lutz on "The Marina Experiment". http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/pmeG-fyv07c/tbk120909a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120909a.mp3 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWhat kinds of personal information have you posted online recently?  Your credit card number?   Your mother’s maiden name?   A photo of yourself drinking a beer?   Whatever it is, these details could ruin your career, yoWisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120909a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120909a.mp3 The social and moral lives of our closest cousins, chimps and bonobos. Marina Chapman on "Girl With No Name"; Checking Marina Chapman's story; Frans de Waal on chimps & bonobos; Chimp named Bruno Littlemore; Jane Goodall excerpt; Colin McAdam on Chimp Fiction. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/dc1uXn78_FI/tbk130609a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130609a.mp3 Sun, 9 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noThe social and moral lives of our closest cousins, chimps and bonobos. Marina Chapman on "Girl With No Name"; Checking Marina Chapman's story; Frans de Waal on chimps & bonobos; Chimp named Bruno Littlemore; Jane Goodall excerpt; Colin McAdam on Chimp FicWisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130609a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130609a.mp3 What do the opening notes of Beethoven’s “Symphony Number Five” and a rabbit named Oolong balancing a pancake on his head have in common?  They’re both examples of memes – units of culture that are imitated and, as a result, copied from one brain to another.   Are memes the driving force behind cultural evolution? Susan Blackmore on Memes and Temes; Jonnie Hughes "On the Origin of Tepees"; Grant McCracken on "Culturematic"; Diane Benscoter on Religious Cults' Use of Memes. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/FDsheCRfLWM/tbk120729a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120729a.mp3 Sun, 9 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWhat do the opening notes of Beethoven’s “Symphony Number Five” and a rabbit named Oolong balancing a pancake on his head have in common?  They’re both examples of memes – units of culture that are imitated and, as a result, copied from one brain to Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120729a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120729a.mp3 “Good fences make good neighbors." Robert Frost writes in Mending Wall.  Is he right? Maybe homemade chocolate chip cookies or lending a lawnmower are more neighborly. I guess it depends on who your neighbors are. My Friend Dahmer; Listener Neighbor Stories - Orange Hummer by Kim Duffy; Listener Neighbor Stories - The Case of the Missing Cat by Nayantara Mukherji; Charles Dwyer on art with his homeless neighbor; Listener Neighbor Stories - The Shower Curtain by Donna Jaehrling; Alexander Masters on Simon: The Genius in my Basement; Listener Neighbor Stories - Visit - a poem by Susan Avishai. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/yd9fWJdSPrU/tbk120715A.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120715A.mp3 Sun, 2 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)no“Good fences make good neighbors." Robert Frost writes in Mending Wall.  Is he right? Maybe homemade chocolate chip cookies or lending a lawnmower are more neighborly. I guess it depends on who your neighbors are. My Friend Dahmer; Listener Neighbor Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120715A.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120715A.mp3 With the emergence of barefoot running, the sport suddenly is red hot again.  But barefoot or not, are human bodies really born to run?  We'll check in on the science or runner's high this hour, and try to unlock the secrets of the Kenyans - the fastest people on earth. Also, Olympic runner John Carlos remembers the '68 Olympics and the moment on the podium that sent shockwaves through the world. John Carlos Becomes an Activist Icon at the '68 Olympics; Dave Raichlen on the Science of Runner's High; Gretchen Reynolds on Exercise Science; Adharanand Finn on Running with the Kenyans. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/QREVlVt4Tvk/tbk120805a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120805a.mp3 Sun, 2 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWith the emergence of barefoot running, the sport suddenly is red hot again.  But barefoot or not, are human bodies really born to run?  We'll check in on the science or runner's high this hour, and try to unlock the secrets of the Kenyans - theWisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120805a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120805a.mp3 There’s no English translation for the Dutch word “Gezellig." Are there things that can never be understood, expressed or experienced outside their home culture? We’re wandering the unmarked maps of cultural translation! Gezellig!; Food in Translation with Jonathan Gold; Timely Translations of the Talmud; Listening to Zambia; J-Pop! Music East and West; Political Culture Divide. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/Xm6ASaflXV0/tbk120826a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120826a.mp3 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noThere’s no English translation for the Dutch word “Gezellig." Are there things that can never be understood, expressed or experienced outside their home culture? We’re wandering the unmarked maps of cultural translation! Gezellig!; Food in Translation witWisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120826a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120826a.mp3 a lifetime of pushing the creative envelope. Jim Fadiman on Psychedelics; Suzzy Roche on "Wayward Saints"; Austin Kleon on "Steal Like an Artist"; Kenneth Goldsmith on "Uncreative Writing". http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/aE_9Ye_XtDg/tbk130526a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130526a.mp3 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noa lifetime of pushing the creative envelope. Jim Fadiman on Psychedelics; Suzzy Roche on "Wayward Saints"; Austin Kleon on "Steal Like an Artist"; Kenneth Goldsmith on "Uncreative Writing".Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130526a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130526a.mp3 It’s Art & Craft week at TTBOOK, but we’re not gluing macaroni to cardboard.  From the halls of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, to MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms... what we make shapes our future. What Are You Making?; Craft, Reconsidered - Glenn Adamson; Inside Out Art; Crafting Technology; Making Punk - Richard Hell. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/hTbN4VnPamA/tbk130519A.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130519A.mp3 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIt’s Art & Craft week at TTBOOK, but we’re not gluing macaroni to cardboard.  From the halls of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, to MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms... what we make shapes our future. What Are You Making?; Craft,Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130519A.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk130519A.mp3 Hear that?  It's the soothing sound of silence.  We'll have much more, including "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"; one man's quest for absolute silence; and John Cage's 4'33."              Susan Cain on "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"; George Michelsen Foy on "Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence"; Kyle Gann on "No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33"; Garret Keizer on "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise". http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/vgdZM8AX6bw/tbk120624a.mp3 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120624a.mp3 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noHear that?  It's the soothing sound of silence.  We'll have much more, including "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"; one man's quest for absolute silence; and John Cage's 4'33."          Wisconsin Public RadioTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,fleming,wisconsinhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120624a.mp3http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120624a.mp3 Wisconsin Public Radiononadult