Why are roads so important? What impact do roads have on the world and on human society? We’ll talk this hour with Ted Conover whose new book is “The Routes of Man: How Roads are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today” (Knopf, 2010).
What can leaders and teachers do to make a difference in low-income classrooms and in the lives of America’s young people? We’ll talk this hour with Charles Glover, executive director of Teach For America Dallas about the organization’s inaugural year in North Texas.
What happens to our brains when we fall in love? We’ll explore the brain’s chemistry this hour with Helen Fisher, Ph.D. who speaks to the UT Dallas Center for Brain Health’s “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide” lecture series this evening.
How can a parent ensure that their children are happy? We’ll talk this hour with Christine Carter, Ph.D., executive director of the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center and author of the new book “Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents” (Ballantine Books, 2010).
How should an Islamic society address political reform? We’ll talk this hour with Mohsen Kadivar, visiting professor of religious studies at Duke University and political activist in Iran. He’ll deliver two lectures at Texas Woman’s University this week.
Considering the work of The Innocence Project and numerous recent death row exonerations around the country, is capital punishment still a viable solution in modern human society? We’ll talk this hour with David R. Dow, litigation director at the Texas Defender Service and author of “The Autobiography of an Execution” (Twelve, 2010).
Are good times on the horizon? Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune Magazine certainly hopes so. His new book is “Starting Over: Why the last decade was so damn rotten and why the next one will surely be better” (Time Books, 2010). He’ll join us for the hour.
Mark Twain was famous long before he donned the white suit of his later years, but what was it about those last few years that cemented his image in America’s consciousness forever? We’ll talk this hour with biographer Michael Shelden, author of “Mark Twain: Man In White The Grand Adventure of His Final Years” (Random […]
While Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen have announced support for a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” what will it actually take and how soon will it happen? What do you think? We’ll spend this hour with Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for […]
What should we each do to ensure that our lives end the way we want them to? We’ll examine our end-of-life options this hour with Dr. Jeanne Fitzpatrick, co-author of “A Better Way of Dying: How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Life” (Penguin, 2010).
