The Best Science Stories Of 2016
December 22, 2016Michael Lemonick of Scientific American joins us to talk about the many advancements in technology, health and beyond that happened in 2016.
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Drilling In Canada’s Tar Sands
December 21, 2016We’ll talk about the effect that drilling for oil in Alberta will have on climate change with Neela Banerjee, who writes about the topic for InsideClimate News. We’ll also get the perspective of Alan Jeffers, Exxon mobile media relations manager, about the company’s role in the dialogue about the risks of climate change.
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The History of American Hiking
December 21, 2016Silas Chamberlin joins us to talk about how the 19th Century urban walking clubs developed into a leisure activity practiced in every state in the union. His new book is called “On the Trail: A History of American Hiking.”
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Are Racists Crazy?
December 20, 2016Sander L. Gilman, a psychiatry professor at Emory University, joins us to talk about classifying racism as a mental illness. He writes about the idea in “Are Racists Crazy: How Prejudice, Racism, and Antisemitism Became Markers of Insanity.”
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The Science Of Whiskey
December 20, 2016Firestone and Robertson Distilling Company head distiller Rob Arnold and TCU chemistry professor Eric Simanek join us to talk about how grain and water combine to make bourbon, rye and scotch. They explain the process in “Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey.”
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Understanding The Future
December 19, 2016Futurist Amy Webb joins us to talk about getting ready for what’s to come, which she writes about in “The Signals Are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe Is Tomorrow’s Mainstream.”
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The Politics Of Intelligence
December 19, 2016Joshua Rovner, chair of International Politics and National Security at SMU, joins us to talk about what’s at stake if the future president ignores the intelligence community.
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The Humble Leader
December 15, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the opposite of narcissism – humility – and the role it plays in leadership with Ashley Merryman, who explores the idea in the Washington Post.
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The Logic Behind Motivation
December 15, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about strategies for motivating others with Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely. He writes about the topic in “Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations.”
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The Race to Remake Civilization
December 14, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the scientists, elected officials and philanthropists working to save the world with TED science curator David Biello, author of “The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth’s Newest Age.”
Krys Boyd has been host and managing editor of KERA-FM’s flagship midday talk show Think since 2006.
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