KERA's Think
Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainme
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Sam Houston's Legacy
[2015-09-24 13:00:00] Sam Houston was the first president of Texas ...
[2015-09-24 13:00:00] Sam Houston was the first president of Texas – a key figure in both gaining the state independence from Mexico and in bringing it into the United States. This hour, we'll get to know the only American ever elected governor of two states with biographer James. L. Haley. The documentary "Sam Houston: American Statesman, Soldier and Pioneer" airs Sunday at 3 on KERA-TV.
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Meeting Your Attacker
[2015-09-24 12:00:00] In 2006, Bradford Pearson was walking to his ...
[2015-09-24 12:00:00] In 2006, Bradford Pearson was walking to his car in West Philadelphia when three armed men robbed him at gunpoint and threatened his life. The men were eventually caught and convicted, which gave Pearson the opportunity to meet his attackers again. He wrote an essay about it for Philadelphia magazine. This hour, we'll talk with Pearson about what it's like to think you might be killed and how it felt to be able to finally ask the men about why they chose him. And we'll also be joined by John Wilson, an expert in creating dialogue between victims and offenders.
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Technological Intuition
[2015-09-23 13:00:00] Every time we ask Google to search for ...
[2015-09-23 13:00:00] Every time we ask Google to search for something for us or let Netflix pick the movie we're going to watch, we're using an algorithm. This hour, we'll talk about creating a world in which computers are able to predict our needs before we've even thought of them with Pedro Domingos, author of "The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World" (Basic Books).
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Why The Brain Likes Beauty
[2015-09-23 12:00:00] As early humans became increasingly sophisticated, they developed ...
[2015-09-23 12:00:00] As early humans became increasingly sophisticated, they developed a taste for the finer things in life. This hour, we'll talk about why our species developed the arts – and how we came to value them – with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, author of "The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art" (Oxford University Press).
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Back To Mexico
[2015-09-22 13:00:00] When young people grow up in the U.S. ...
[2015-09-22 13:00:00] When young people grow up in the U.S. and are deported to Mexico, they're forced to create a new life in a country that feels foreign. This hour, we'll hear stories of what it's like to return to Mexico with Jill Anderson, author of "Los Otros Dreamers." She's in town to speak tonight at SMU.
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Where Race And Medicine Intersect
[2015-09-22 12:00:00] When Damon Tweedy entered medical school, he assumed ...
[2015-09-22 12:00:00] When Damon Tweedy entered medical school, he assumed he was pursuing a career in which race was rarely a factor. This hour, we'll talk with him about how he learned that ethnicity and medicine actually frequently intersect, which he writes about in his memoir "Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicines" (Picador).
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The Future Of Solar Energy
[2015-09-21 13:00:00] When environmentalists talk about a clean-energy future, solar ...
[2015-09-21 13:00:00] When environmentalists talk about a clean-energy future, solar power is often the answer. This hour, we'll talk about if it's realistic to think all of our energy could one day come from the sun with Philip Warburg, author of "Harness the Sun: America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future" (Beacon Press).
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Pope Francis Comes To America
[2015-09-21 12:00:00] This week, Pope Francis visits the U.S. for ...
[2015-09-21 12:00:00] This week, Pope Francis visits the U.S. for the first time, making stops in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. This hour, we'll talk about what his visit means for American Catholics – and about how their beliefs align with church teachings, with SMU religion experts Matthew Wilson and Charles Curran.
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Mitigating The Migraine
[2015-09-17 13:00:00] More than 36 million Americans suffer from migraine ...
[2015-09-17 13:00:00] More than 36 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. This hour, we'll talk about new insights into these often debilitating episodes with Greg Dussor, a leading migraine researcher from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Examining The Migrant Crisis
[2015-09-17 12:00:00] The European Union is working to figure out ...
[2015-09-17 12:00:00] The European Union is working to figure out a solution to the influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. This hour, we'll talk about the logistical and moral questions surrounding the negotiations with James F. Hollifield, director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU. Hollifield is a presenter at a conference Saturday about the history of immigration at the Old Red History Museum in Dallas.
