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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.We’ll speak with one of a handful of winners of this year’s Dan David Prize. Hamilton College professor Mackenzie Cooley received the world’s largest history prize for her study of “bioprospecting.”And we’ll speak with school administrators in New York about the state’s new ban on cell phones in schools.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Not all answers given by artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are equal. It can be that, based on what language users might ask their question, a chatbot may give a different response.We’ll speak with a researcher who was part of a time that examined how government media control affects AI.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Scientists have analyzed the fossilized poop of prehistoric ground squirrels. The findings tell us a lot about life in North America 700,000 years ago.And an ancient gravesite found in modern-day Germany offers a new glimpse into the Bronze Age.

Megha Majumdar’s new novel, A Guardian and a Thief, unfolds over one taut week in a near-future Kolkata reeling from climate disaster and food shortages.

Once upon a time, tacos were a Mexican snack. Now they're an all-American institution. Gustavo Arellano leads us across Southern California in search of the roots of the American taco.

Job growth in March was much below forecasts. But the unemployment rate ticked down from 8.3 percent in February.

MLBBlake Snell flirted with a no-hitter while leading the Tampa Bay Rays to their fourth straight win, all against playoff contenders.Snell struck out 10…

The summer Olympics in Paris get underway today. has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world’s loftiest structure

Well there were no real surprises on the second day of play at Wimbledon…Second seeds Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka were straight-sets winners. Nadal…

The National Chicken Council says the move is needed to keep pace with international competitors. But worker and food-safety advocates say this could cause more stress and injuries.