Fans and regular readers of Tom Batiuk’s (rhymes with attic) comic strip Funky Winkerbean know the outcome of character Lisa Moore’s battle with cancer. Batiuk has just released the full story in a new book “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe” (Kent State University Press, 2007). He’s speaking throughout October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness […]
Are there solutions to the effects of global warming? Environment author Bill McKibben thinks so – but only if we act fast. His article “Carbon’s New Math” appears in the October issue of National Geographic magazine. He’ll be our guest this hour.
Is the brain capable of change? According to psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Norman Doidge, using the brain actually changes its structure allowing it to become more proficient. He joined us last month to discuss his research and his book “The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Science” (Viking, 2007).
Globalization is the buzz-word du jour. But according to Nayan Chanda, director of publications for the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, humanity has been “globalizing” throughout its existence. We’ll talk this hour with Chanda, who’ll speak to the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday. His new book is “Bound Together: How Traders, […]
How can the U.S. better engage with its allies in the Middle East and Africa? We’ll talk this hour with His Excellency Mohamed Nejib Hachana, Ambassador of Tunisia to the United States. He’ll speak about U.S./Tunisia relations and his experiences as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and Kuwait at the World Affairs Council […]
There’s little doubt that the media landscape is changing rapidly. But which changes are good and which are bad for media consumers and producers? We’ll spend this hour with award-winning journalist Frank Sesno, a veteran of CNN and currently a special correspondent and documentary producer for the network. Sesno will deliver the eighth annual Rosine […]
Would you be surprised to learn that slavery still exists in America today? Journalist John Bowe isn’t. His new book, “Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy” (Random House, 2007), exposes a practice which fuels the low prices that benefit us all. John Bowe will join us for […]
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until October 15th, we’ll discuss the continuous merging of cultures not only in Texas, but in the United States as a whole with Macarena Hernandez, writer for the Dallas Morning News, and Alejandrina Drew, General manager of the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas. Jerrie Marcus Smith, Stanley […]
What is your body doing right now? We’ll find out this hour with journalist Jennifer Ackerman, who’s new book is “Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body” (Houghton Mifflin, 2007).
What kind of car will you drive in 20 or 40 years? Will it be gas, hydrogen or solar-powered? Which car companies will dominate the landscape? We’ll peer into the future this hour with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, correspondent for The Economist and co-author of the new book “ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of […]
