What is it like to be orphaned by civil war, driven from your home and forced to cross a desert and an ocean to survive and ultimately make a new life? We’ll spend this hour with John Bul Dau, one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan who now makes his home in Syracuse, New York. […]
What makes a literate person? According to Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, there are certain works of literature with which one should be familiar. She along with her son Michael have edited “The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know” (Oxford, 2006). […]
Henri Matisse is best known for his paintings. But like many artists, he worked in several mediums including sculpture. The Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center are currently exhibiting “Matisse: Painter as Sculptor.” We’ll get a preview of the exhibit and talk about the artist this hour with Dr. Steven Nash, Director […]
No location is too remote or dangerous, no terrain is too rough, and no culture is too exotic for explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein. Fans of his popular History Channel program “Digging for the Truth” are already in the know. Bernstein, whose new season premieres on Monday, January 22nd has also written a book […]
Is building green an option for you and your community? Many builders and corporations are beginning to embrace the idea of green design for homes, businesses, and communities. We’ll spend this hour with Dan Fette, chair of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas’ Green Building Initiative and Jim Motavalli, editor of “E-The Environmental Magazine” […]
Why are hawks so influential? According to Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel laureate in economics and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, “people have dozens of decision-making biases, and almost all favor conflict rather than concession.” We’ll spend this hour with Kahneman, co-author of the article “Why Hawks Win” which appears in the […]
Since 1865, many defenders of the Confederacy have maintained that secession was not about slavery, but southern independence. Their proof is the “Confederate emancipation proclamation.” Our guest this hour, Professor Bruce Levine of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the author of “Confederate Emancipation: Southern Plans to Free and Arm Slaves During the Civil […]
What is the future of Iran/U.S. relations? How will our country’s activities in the Middle East influence that relationship and how do Iranians view our country? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Mahmoud Sadri, Professor of Sociology at Texas Women’s University, and Jay LaMonica, producer of Ted Koppel’s documentary “Iran – Most Dangerous Nation.” Sadri […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV – the Human papillomavirus – currently infects approximately 20 million adults in the United States. HPV, a sexually-transmitted disease, has also been related to cervical cancer. The FDA has licensed a vaccine for use in girls/women between the ages of 9-26. We’ll discuss the vaccine […]
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We hope you’ll enjoy a HUMANKIND Martin Luther King Day Special which probes the philosophy of peaceful disobedience practiced by Dr. King, based in part on his study of the nonviolent strategy of India’s Mohandas K. Gandhi.
