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.
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.
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).
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 […]
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 […]
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).
What is life like for the workers we never see, yet rely upon to keep our lifestyles affordable? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Gabriel Thompson whose new book is “Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won’t Do” (Nation Books, 2010).
According 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 […]
