What have we learned from the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile and can earthquake science help us be better prepared for the next big U.S. quake? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Pamela Jansma, geo-sciences expert and dean of the College of Science at The University of Texas at Arlington.
What is it about stories of criminals and imposters that captivate our imagination? We’ll explore the subject this hour with New Yorker staff writer David Grann. His new collection is “The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession” (Doubleday, 2010).
Have reformers of the past unwittingly created the public education problems of today? How will today’s information revolution impact the future of education? We’ll talk this hour with Paul E. Peterson, the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University. His new book is “Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning” (Harvard, 2010).
How exactly does one become a private investigator? We’ll find out this hour with UNT criminologist Dr. Scott Belshaw and professional investigator and instructor Timothy Quinn. They’re both involved in the new private investigator program at UNT’s Professional Development Institute.
In memory of Dallas Holocaust Museum executive director Elliott Dlin, who passed away earlier this month, we’ll re-air a special Think program archive this hour. We spoke to Dlin and Rick Halperin, director of SMU’s Human Rights Education Program last fall about the ongoing legacies of the Holocaust.
Who’s your favorite classic country star? We’ll look back at the life of one of the greats this hour with biographer Jimmy McDonough whose new book is “Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen” (Viking, 2010).
Richards tells host Lee Cullum what it takes to create large, effective campaigns for national brands like Chick-fil-A, Home Depot and Motel 6.
Remember “The A Team” and “The Rockford Files”? We’ll talk this hour with the creative genius behind these shows and over 35 more television shows. Stephen J. Cannell’s latest Shane Scully detective novel, “The Pallbearers” (St. Martin’s Press, 2010), has just been published.
What differentiates the Homo Sapiens species from its earlier simian ancestry? We’ll spend this hour with the director of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program at the National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Richard Potts. He’s also co-author of the new Hall of Human Origins companion book “What Does It Mean to be Human?” (National Geographic, […]
What exactly gives us our abilities and do we have more control over it than we think? We’ll talk this hour with journalist and author David Shenk, whose new book is “The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong” (Doubleday, 2010).
