The Boundaries Of Free Speech
May 21, 2015The shootings in Garland earlier this month tied to a cartoon contest have brought the national conversation about free speech to North Texas.
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Intellectual Gaming
May 21, 2015Parents and educators alike decry the many hours kids spend playing video games. But what if video games are actually the key to more sophisticated learning?
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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.
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Balancing Success and Goodness
May 7, 2015In his new book, New York Times columnist David Brooks writes about how we define success, drawing a line between what he considers “résumé virtues” and “eulogy virtues.” This hour, we’ll talk to him about striking that balance, the subject of The Road to Character.
