Steve Paulson is the executive producer and one of the founders of “To the Best of Our Knowledge.” He has been a contributing writer for Salon and has written for Slate, Huffington Post and other publications. His radio reports have been broadcast on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” His book, “Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science,” was published by Oxford University Press in 2010.
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Latest Posts
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Why do Icelanders believe in elves?
“I have a very hard time saying that I believe in elves, but I do believe in elf stories. I think it’s very important that we tell stories that encourage us to live simply and value the things we cannot see, to value the spirits in the land and in the trees,” author Nancy Marie…
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How science is revolutionizing our ideas of life and death
Sam Parnia, an intensive care physician at the NYU School of Medicine, believes we’re on the cusp of major scientific advances that will transform end-of-life medical care. He’s one of the world’s leading experts in resuscitation medicine and the author of “Lucid Dying.” He spoke with Steve Paulson for “To The Best of Our Knowledge.”
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Journalist Ezra Klein on fact, opinion and when to take yourself out of the news
Journalist Ezra Klein talked with “TTBOOK” about his work and how to adjust to the rapidly changing media landscape.
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Did the ancient Greeks use drugs to find God?
Scholar Brian Muraresku talks with “To The Best Of Our Knowledge” about the research for his book, “The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name.”
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How do we know when to call it quits?
There are two sides to giving up. The virtue of sacrifice – and the sin of despair. So how do we decide which is which? That’s the question psychoanalyst Adam Phillips asks in his newest book “On Giving Up.”
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Finding solace in the vastness of space
Dutch writer Marjolijn van Heemstra became a space reporter for a local news outlet and started looking for ways that she might experience something like the overview effect here on Earth.
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How a pioneering psychedelic researcher ‘leaned in’ to his terminal cancer diagnosis
Roland Griffiths helped pioneer the use of psychedelics to treat people with cancer who are scared of dying. Then he got his own terminal diagnosis. He talked with Steve Paulson in January 2023 about his personal LSD journey when he “talked” with his cancer.
