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War through the eyes of a child

November 30, 2023 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, History, Mental Health, Politics, Think

Zarlasht Halaimzai joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her life growing up amid the bombs and guns of the war in Afghanistan, and her work to help heal the trauma of children living through conflict worldwide.

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We have trashed innerspace

November 29, 2023 Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology, Think

Jaime Green, editor of “The Best American Science and Nature Writing,” joins host Krys Boyd to discuss space trash and what can be done about it.

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When will Millennials start having kids?

November 28, 2023 Economics, Global Issues, Think

Andrew Van Dam, a date columnist for The Washington Post, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about why Millennials are not having children even though they still want them.

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Where avocados are illegal

November 28, 2023 Current Events, Environment, Global Issues, Think

Harper’s contributor Alexander Sammon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how drug cartels are getting into the avocado business – and how one town is fighting back to protect both its safety and natural resources.

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The dream the Taliban couldn’t kill

November 23, 2023 Education, Global Issues, Think

Sola Mahfouz is a quantum computing researcher at Tufts University Quantum Information Group. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her life in Afghanistan under the Taliban and her daring escape to the U.S. for a more fulfilling life.

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Hate flying? Blame deregulation

November 22, 2023 Economics, Global Issues, Think

Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he feels unregulated capitalism created a handful of airline competitors and why he feels improvements are possible.

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Foods you love are disappearing — here’s how to save them

November 13, 2023 Culture, Environment, Global Issues, Health, Think

Sarah Lohman works with institutions around the country to create public programs focused on food, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the foods we love that are in danger of disappearing.

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When social movements march into your relationship

November 1, 2023 Culture, Global Issues, Mental Health, Race/Identity, Think

Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik talks about what she’s seen in her practice, where couples are bringing to the table issues of race and privilege and trauma like she hasn’t seen before.

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For old-school conspiracy theorists, QAnon crossed a line

November 1, 2023 Culture, Economics, Global Issues, History, Politics, Think

Conspiracy theory researcher Annie Kelly discusses how old-school skeptics raised on late-night call-in radio fear modern day conspiracy theorists are giving their passion a bad name.

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Scientists argue all the time but still work together

October 23, 2023 Global Issues, Science and Technology, Think

Lorraine Daston, director emerita of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how partnerships are forged in science.

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What do animals need from us?

October 19, 2023 Environment, Global Issues, Politics, Think

Kendra Coulter, a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the animal advocates battling abuse and pushing for pro-animal policies in legislatures – and how their work benefits humans, too

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Why we should put women in charge of climate change

October 16, 2023 Environment, Global Issues, Think

Zainab Salbi, co-founder of the nonprofit Daughters for Earth, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her efforts to empower women to counter climate change with activism.

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