The Pot Debate
July 24, 2014We’ll talk this hour about how marijuana affects individuals and society with University of Texas at Dallas researchers Dr. Francesca Filbey and Dr. Robert Morris.
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For Parkinson’s Patients, A Path To Speech
July 24, 2014As part of KERA’s Breakthrough’s series, we’ll talk this hour with speech-language pathologist Samantha Elandry of the Parkinson Voice Project about how Parkinson’s patients are being taught to speak again.
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All Aboard
July 23, 2014We’ll talk this hour about the demise of America’s railroads – and if they will ever make a comeback – with Kevin Baker, who writes about the lost glory of train travel in the July issue of Harper’s.
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The History Of Conflict In Ukraine
July 23, 2014We’ll talk this hour about the origins of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict with Serhii Plokhy, professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard.
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New Thinking On Delusions
July 22, 2014We’ll find out this hour about how the social world contributes to delusion with Dr. Joel Gold, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.
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Watching The Detectives
July 22, 2014We’ll talk this hour about how the Internet is fueling the world of DIY CSI with the author of “The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases.”
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On The Brain
July 21, 2014This hour, we’ll explore how neurosurgeons had to experiment with different procedures to get to where we are with modern neuroscience with author Sam Kean.
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Diamonds Are Forever
July 21, 2014This hour, we’ll talk about how those characteristics became associated with these polished rocks with Susan Falls, who teaches anthropology at Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Our Crossword Fascination
July 17, 2014Crossword puzzles consume many people’s everyday lives. This hour we’ll speak about the history of our favorite time-killer with the author of “The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief.”
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The Road Less Traveled
July 17, 2014This hour, we’ll talk to sitcom writer Kristin Newman about “What I was Doing While You Were Breeding,” her memoir about her early-adulthood travels.
