The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.



Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. We’ll speak with an atmospheric scientist about this year’s forecast.



The president of Vassar College discusses executive orders directed at colleges and universities.



And we’ll speak to a super speller who participated in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. We’ll speak with an atmospheric scientist about this year’s forecast. The president of Vassar College discusses executive orders directed at colleges and universities. And we’ll speak to a super speller who participated in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Hurricane season and a spelling bee

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 has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.

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