Could our human desire to fit in and identify with others lead to positive social changes around the world? According to our guest this hour, journalist, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner Tina Rosenberg, it’s already happening. Her new book is “Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World” (W. W. Norton & […]
Who was Julia Child before she became America’s most famous and beloved television chef? We’ll revisit the intrigue of World War II espionage and more this hour with journalist Jennet Conant, whose new book is “A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS” (Simon & Schuster, 2011).
Program Alert: April 15, 2011 Think airs Monday to Thursday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on KERA-FM and at 7:00 p.m. every Friday except the last Friday of the month on KERA-TV. Podcasts and streamed video are available online at www.kera.org/think. Monday, 4/18 Noon: How will the fields of medicine, computers, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, […]
His influence on the written and spoken word is without question, but should Noah Webster get more credit for launching our uniquely American culture? We’ll talk this hour with Joshua Kendall, author of “The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster’s Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture” (Putnam, 2011).
How will the fields of medicine, computers, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, energy production and astronautics change our lives in the not-too-distant future? We’ll find out this hour with Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and author of the new book “Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human […]
What are the key issues in the competitive Dallas mayoral race? We’ll discuss city elections with Sam Merten at the Dallas Observer and Shawn P. Williams of the Dallas South News. And in the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk to Fort Worth Symphony percussionist David Cossin about his unique presentation of Tan Dun’s “Water Concerto.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2011 KERA WORLD TO AIR AN AMERICAN FAMILY MARATHON The Original Reality Series Returns to Television DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA WORLD 13.2 will air An American Family, the original reality series that sparked a new television genre. Driven by HBO’s upcoming Cinema Verite, a dramatized behind-the-scenes look at An American […]
What makes Texas History so fascinating? We’ll spend this hour with Light Townsend Cummins, Ph.D., the Bryan Chair of American History at Austin College and official State Historian of Texas.
What is the status of the civil war in the Congo? Raging since 1996 with at least 20 rebel groups, 9 government armies and millions of dead, the killing has been described as unstaunchable. We’ll get an inside look and preview upcoming Congolese elections this hour with journalist, humanitarian and U.N. investigator Jason K. Stearns, […]
Can ecology, biology, mathematics and physics help us avoid (or at least predict) forthcoming troubles of the worst kind? We’ll talk this hour with scientist Len Fisher, Ph.D., author of the new book “Crashes, Crises, and Calamities: How We Can Use Science to Read the Early-Warning Signs” (Basic Books, 2011).
