Adrian Bardon, professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University, joins us to talk about how identity, political affiliation, culture and rationalization have led to science denial.
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The Future Of DACA
In this collaboration between Think and The Texas Newsroom, we’ll explore why Congress has been unwilling to create legislation that addresses DACA, share the stories of DACA recipients as they go about their lives unable to plan for their futures, and talk to Janet Napolitano, who initiated the program as President Obama’s Homeland Security secretary.
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In Defense Of The Suburbs
Ian Bogost, contributing writer at The Atlantic and the Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins us to talk about ditching the urban core for peace — and distance.
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A Business Approach To Fixing Politics
Katherine M. Gehl, founder of the Institute for Political Innovation, joins us to talk about lessons from the business world that could fix our political system.
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Not Black And White: Asian-American Women And Colorism
Nikki Khanna, associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Vermont, joins us to talk about how these women internalize feelings of being less than.
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How having an abortion — or not — affects women
Researcher Diana Greene Foster talks about her book “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having – or Being Denied – an Abortion.”
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How Women Earned The Right To Vote
Writer, director, and producer Michelle Ferrari joins us to talk about the passage of the 19th Amendment and the brave women who pushed that movement to success.
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We Ask A Lot Of Police — Here’s What We Can Outsource
Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology and public affairs at New York University and founder of AmericanViolence.org, joins us to talk about strategies for offloading elements that stand in the way of effective policing.
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Buckle Up: Driverless Cars Will Change More Than Your Commute
Anthony M. Townsend joins us to talk about the down-the-line changes that will come with autonomous vehicles – everything from privatized roads to mobility monopolies.
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The Link Between Policing And Segregation
Monica Bell of the Yale School of Law joins us to argue that “segregation rots community life at the root” and that police reform is empty until we examine how people live in proximity to one another.
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Working From Home Can Be Better — Here’s How
Georgetown University professor Cal Newport joins us to talk about face-to-face communication vs. computer interfacing and how we can master working from home.
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How The Economy Survived The 1918 Flu
Stanford professor Walter Scheidel joins us to talk about how the 1918 flu took many lives but in the end spared the economy.
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