From the archives – Is there any way to prove the existence of the soul? Last summer we talked with David Eagleman, Director of the Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor College of Medicine and author of the book “Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives” (Vintage, Paperback, 2010).
From the archives – What are environmental degradation, fish farming and commercial fishing doing to the wild fish populations in the world’s oceans? We talked in July with Paul Greenberg, seafood and ocean authority and author of “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
What was World War II like for the citizens of Hitler’s capital city? We’ll find out this hour with historian Roger Moorhouse who takes us from the beginning of the conflict in 1939 to the 1945 Allied European victory in his new book “Berlin at War” (Basic Books, 2010).
How has the sun influenced science, literature and countless cultures around the world? We’ll spend the hour with writer Richard Cohen who traveled the globe researching his new book “Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life” (Random House, 2010).
How geopolitically important are the Indian Ocean and the countries that surround it? Our guest this hour, Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow Robert D. Kaplan, argues for a more complete understanding of the region and its power in the 21st Century and beyond in his new book “Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and […]
As the temperature has changed, you might have noticed more and more of them on the roads, in the parks and on the trails of North Texas, training for an upcoming fall race. Running is a big deal here and all over the country. We’ll talk this hour about running and what makes runners tick […]
How will PBS navigate the unique challenges of a media landscape in flux? We’ll discuss changing technologies, fundraising issues, and the future of public television with Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with Atlee Phillips, Consignment Director for Heritage Auction Galleries, about Henry Arthur McArdle’s historic “lost” painting […]
Everyone’s seen the photos and films from Dallas in November 1963, but what was it like to be part of President Kennedy’s Secret Service team on the day of his tragic assassination? We’ll spend this hour with two of those agents, Gerald Blaine and Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin – the journalist who helps tell […]
Is there a time when war is the right decision? What makes Americans fight? We’ll find out this hour with Richard E. Rubenstein, Professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs at George Mason University and author of the new book “Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War” (Bloomsbury, 2010).
How will machines and humans interact in the future? We’ll talk this hour with designer Jonathan Tippett, who also co-hosts Discovery Channel’s “Breaking Point” program. Tippett will deliver the UTD Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology Lecture on “Expanding the Human Experience Through Machines” tonight.
