Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman joins us to talk about new training strategies that can make our brains more energy efficient and better able to cope with aging.
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Imagining A Future Without Opioids
Ted Price joins us to talk about arguably America’s most important public health crisis – and about the prospects for non-opioid pain medication.
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We’re Not Ready For A Pandemic
Jonathan D. Quick joins us to talk about practical ways to stop influenza, Ebola, SARS and other outbreaks before they begin.
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New Moms At Risk: Maternal Mortality In Texas
Marissa Evans joins us to talk about Texas’ rising maternal mortality rates and what groups are most at risk.
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Be Good For Goodness’ Sake
Psychologist David DeSteno joins us to talk about how the use of social emotions factor into our abilities to persevere and make the most of our lives.
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Hooked: Understanding Addiction
This hour on Think, we explore the topic of addiction with a former heroin addict, a historian who writes about America’s relationship with alcohol and a neuroscientist who studies the brains of addicts.
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Opening Yourself Up For Trouble: The Untested World Of Medical Devices
Jeanne Lenzer joins us to talk about the lack of oversight in the medical device industry.
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How Baylor Pulled Off The Uterus-Transplant Birth
Dr. Liza Johannesson and Dr. Giuliano Testa join us to talk about the first baby born from a transplanted uterus in the U.S.
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The Man Who’s Put 30,000 People To Sleep
Dr. Henry Jay Przybylo explains what’s actually happening when our bodies are immobilized and our consciousness is suspended.
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The Future Of Health In A Warming World
Dr. Paul Auerbach of Stanford University Medical School talks about the effect that rising temperatures has on the well-being of people.
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The Psychopath In Everyone
Georgetown University psychologist Abigail Marsh talks about how fear connects do-gooders and the worst among us.
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The Benefits Of Boredom
Manoush Zomorodi – host of the podcast “Note to Self” – joins us to talk about the benefits of reserving time for our minds to wander.
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