Marijuana As Medicine
May 18, 2015We’ll talk the science of marijuana’s use in easing chronic pain and other health problems with Hampton Sides.
Think: Episode Archives
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Secrets Of 1971
May 18, 2015In 1971, eight activists broke into an FBI field office in Pennsylvania, stealing hundreds of secret files to share with member of Congress and the media.
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The Upside of Stress
May 14, 2015Resilience is essentially our brain’s way of bouncing back. And it’s proof that stress can actually have a positive effect on our wellbeing.
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How NASA Helped End Segregation
May 13, 2015While NASA’s primary mission in the 1960s was to go to the moon, it also wanted to improve the economy and use its program for social change.
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The Congolese Expat And The Journalist
May 13, 2015Francisca Thelin managed to leave her home in the Congo behind for a new life in America. As an adult, though, she returned to her homeland with human rights activist Lisa J. Shannon to check in on the family she left behind.
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Spreading Pathogens Through Poultry To Plate
May 12, 2015David Hoffman investigates the spread of salmonella through poultry for Frontline.
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A Symbiotic Relationship
May 12, 2015Every year, tiny birds known as red knots fly 19,000 miles – from the tip of South America to the Arctic and back.
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From Bacon to ‘Charlotte’s Web’
May 11, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about the relationship between humans and pigs with Mark Essig, author of Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig.
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How Black Holes Entered The Mainstream
May 11, 2015One hundred years ago this year, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity. But it wasn’t until physicists gained a better understanding of black holes 50 years later that the theory was widely taken seriously.
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Photographing The Arctic
May 7, 2015We’ll talk about capturing polar bears, seals and other wildlife – and about bringing awareness to endangered Arctic species – with National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen.
Krys Boyd has been host and managing editor of KERA-FM’s flagship midday talk show Think since 2006.
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