Big Brother, In Your Pocket
April 7, 2014Hour 1: As our computers and smartphones get to know us, they’re also developing the ability to predict our actions with increasing accuracy.
Hour 1: As our computers and smartphones get to know us, they’re also developing the ability to predict our actions with increasing accuracy.
Tonight, millions of kids will put on costumes and flood their neighborhoods in search of candy. But how have our attitudes about sweets changed over the years?
What can the history of hot-air balloon adventures tell us about the resilience of imagination?
Anne Rice is the author of more than 30 books, including the bestselling Vampire Chronicles.
The Kimbell Art Museum is hosting a blockbuster exhibition of Modern masterpieces on loan from The Art Institute of Chicago. And many of the artists in the show can trace their fame to an important exhibition staged 100 years ago this year.
Jim Lehrer covered the Kennedy assassination for the ‘Dallas Times Herald’ before joining KERA and, ultimately, PBS. And when he’s not bringing you the news, he’s busy writing – most recently, a novel about JFK.
We’ve got our sweet tooth primed for the last hour of our broadcast week, on occasion of the Dallas Chocolate Conference and Festival.
Saxophonist Charlie Parker revolutionized the world of jazz and helped create the bebop sound. We’ll go back to his first few years on the scene with Stanley Crouch.
Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the American population, yet they lag behind when it comes to higher education.
Cultural experiences have come to define the Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Millennials. But is it possible that the next generation will be known mostly for its digital connection?