Is conflict really necessary in today’s world? We’ll talk this hour with distinguished non-violence activist and author James Douglas. He’s in town to discuss his new book “JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters” (Orbis, 2008).
Can the American election system be improved? William Poundstone thinks so. We’ll talk with him this hour about “Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren’t Fair (and What We Can Do About It)” (Hill and Wang, 2008).
What’s it really like on the border between Palestine and Israel? We’ll talk this hour with British journalist Amelia Thomas, who tells the story of the only zoo veterinarian in the Palestinian territories in her new book “The Zoo on the Road to Nablus: A Story of Survival from the West Bank” (Public Affairs, 2008).
How tough is it to choose a school, a career or a health plan? What if there was a better “choice environment?” We’ll talk this hour with noted jurist and Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science, Cass R. Sunstein. He is […]
We might think of the information revolution as the province of IT managers and computer hackers. But it’s the librarian who must decide how to manage and categorize all the information we now have at our fingertips. We’ll visit the stacks this hour with Scott Douglas, author of “Quiet Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian” […]
How will we solve the health care crisis? We’ll discuss the issue this hour with Camille Miller, President and CEO of the Texas Health Institute and Katie Strong, Director of Congressional and Public Affairs from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
A global real estate developer behind some of the building cranes towering over Uptown, Harwood International begins construction on a new 27-story office tower on the site of the former St. Ann Catholic school.
The Best of Think. This hour we’ll revisit two recent Think television interviews. We’ll hear from Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D., president of the Institute for Energy and Environment Research and journalist Ted Fishman, author of “China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World” (Scribner, 2006).
Without a doubt, being multi-lingual is an advantage in today’s society. But how can you foster an interest in language with your child? We’ll find out this hour with Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph. D., author of the new book “Raising A Bilingual Child: A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents” (Living Language, 2008).
What’s the best way to get kids interested in science? We’ll find out this hour with Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to outer space. She’ll be in town this weekend to host the Sally Ride Science Festival as SMU.
