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Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge ...more

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January 04, 2020 00:30:00
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#1528: Nancy Brigham’s “A Fragile Enterprise – Yesterday’s Schools And Tomorrow’s Students”| The Best Of Our Knowledge

One of the things I love about producing this program every week is I get to meet and talk to some really fascinating people...

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December 27, 2019 00:30:00
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#1527: “Best Of 2019” | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Coming to the end of the year is a good time to look back at some our favorite conversations of 2019, including one about...

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December 20, 2019 00:30:00
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#1526: Paul Kitagaki’s “Behind Barbed Wire”

After the start of World War II, more than 110 thousand Japanese-Americans were rounded up and taken to desolate detention camps. For most of...

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December 13, 2019 NaN
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#1525: Two Researchers With Two Very Different Approaches To Alzheimer’s

We can accumulate a lifetime of knowledge and lose it all to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers continue to look for ways to combat this loss....

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December 06, 2019 NaN
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#1524: Felicia Darling’s “Teachin’ It! Breakout Moves that Break Down Barriers for Community College Students”

Most students whose high school career was all about college preparation likely don’t end up in community college. That means teachers at community colleges...

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November 29, 2019 00:30:00
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#1523: Dr. Lydia Pyne’s “Genuine Fakes – How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuff”

Whenever we hear the word fake these days, the mental reflex is to think the word news. But fakes have been a part of...

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