Culture - Think

Why We Underprepare For Disasters

February 7, 2017 Culture

Wharton school professor Robert Meyer joins us to talk about how we should plan for traumatic events – and why many of us choose to just hope for the best.

A Conversation With George Takei

February 2, 2017 Best of Think, Culture

George Takei joins us to talk about his life on and off the screen and his work as a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights.

The Challenges Of Change

February 1, 2017 Culture

Jennifer Mueller of UC-San Diego joins us to talk about strategies for stepping out of our comfort zones, which she writes about in “Creative Change: Why We Resist It … How We Can Embrace It.”

Why Time Flies

January 31, 2017 Culture

New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick joins us to talk about the many ways that we perceive time.

The Christians

January 26, 2017 Culture

Joel Ferrell, director of The Christians, joins us to talk about the play’s theme of how religion can both unite and divide.

Frank Sesno joins us to talk about how we should think through what we ask other people. He writes about the topic in “Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change.”

The Case Against Empathy

January 5, 2017 Best of Think, Culture

Yale researcher Paul Bloom joins us to make the case that empathy actually leads us to terrible decisions in everything from relationships to medical care to criminal justice.

A Talk With Bryan Cranston

December 29, 2016 Best of Think, Culture

Bryan Cranston joins us to talk about “Breaking Bad” and “All the Way” – and about his funnier roles on “Seinfeld and “Malcolm in the Middle.”

A Conversation With Diane Rehm

December 29, 2016 Best of Think, Culture

Diane Rehm joins us to talk about the experience of watching her husband die – and about her plans after retirement.

The Present As The Past

December 28, 2016 Best of Think, Culture

Chuck Klosterman joins us to talk his new book “But What If We’re Wrong: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past.”

The Best First Impression

December 27, 2016 Best of Think, Culture

Harvard professor Amy Cuddy joins us to talk about how we can subtly tweak our body language to broadcast the image we want the world to see.

Life As A Tudor

December 26, 2016 Culture, History

Historian Ruth Goodman joins us to talk about the ups and downs of English life during the reign of Henry VIII, which she writes about in “How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life.”