Science writer Philip Ball joins us to discuss new research about imagination, and why the ability to understand the world in multi-dimensional ways is more surprising than even our ability to dream.
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How bad ideas spread
We’ll be joined by a journalist who writes about the changing media landscape, a linguist who explains how cults use very specific language to recruit new members, and a researcher who says bad ideas are parasites that infect our brains.
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Is America Out Of Ideas?
Ross Douthat joins us to talk about what he reads in the nation’s tea leaves for the trajectory of future innovation.
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From Idea to Innovation
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can get others to buy into our plans – and how we can clear a path to their incarnation – with Wharton School professor Adam Grant.
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Art In The 21st Century
The PBS series Art 21 debuts its seventh season on KERA next month. This hour, we’ll get a taste of new energy in the contemporary art world with Susan Sollins, Art 21’s executive producer and curator.
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