Elaine B. Agather, Chase Bank
With the economy showing hints of stabilizing, the banking industry will continue to operate under more stringent lending practices.
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Polygamy in America
January 28, 2010Who are the people of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? We’ll get a behind-the scenes look this hour with journalist Scott Anderson, whose National Geographic Cover on the Mormon splinter group is “The Polygamists.”
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Creative Processes in Conceptual Innovation
January 28, 2010How does innovation happen? Where is the spark? We’ll talk this hour with Nancy J. Nersessian, Ph.D., a Regents Professor and Professor of Cognitive Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Nersessian will deliver the lecture “How Do Scientists Think? Creative Processes in Conceptual Innovation” at tonight’s installment of the UT Dallas “Creativity in a […]
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The Menace of New Infections
January 27, 2010In light of the on-going H1N1 virus outbreak and other pandemic concerns, how vulnerable is our increasingly intertwined society to disease epidemics? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Madeline Drexler, whose new book is “Emerging Epidemics: The Menace of New Infections” (Penguin, 2010).
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Our Unconscious Minds
January 27, 2010How does the unconscious mind influence our society and our world? We’ll explore the subject this hour with Shankar Vedantam, longtime author of the Washington Post’s popular “Department of Human Behavior” column. His new book is “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives” (Spiegle & […]
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The History of White Rock Lake
January 26, 2010Have you ever wondered about the history of Dallas’ White Rock Lake? We’ll talk this hour with Sally Rodriguez, historian for the Dallas Park and Recreation Department and author of the new book “White Rock Lake” (Arcadia Publishing, 2010).
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Genus and Species and Sculpture
January 26, 2010How are nature, culture and art connected? We’ll spend this hour with contemporary Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa whose work will be on view beginning this weekend in the Nasher Sculpture Center’s exhibit “Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species.”
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Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents
January 25, 2010How can parents effectively shared the load of chores, work and parenting? We’ll get spend this hour with Marc and Amy Vachon, authors of “Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents” Perigree, 2010).
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A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage and Brotherhood
January 25, 2010True, effective leadership is hard to find in the first place, but what challenges do leaders face in a combat environment? We’ll talk with Marine Corp veteran, Donovan Campbell, author of “Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood” (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010).
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A Movement for Cell-Free Driving
January 22, 2010According to the National Safety Council, drivers distracted by texting and talking on cell phones account for more than one out of every four traffic accidents. Should cell phone usage be banned for drivers? We’ll talk with Jennifer Smith, whose organization FocusDriven is raising awareness and supporting victims of car crashes, about a new movement […]
