We’ll talk about the current state of microbial research with Rob DeSalle, curator of entomology in the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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Tropical Disease In North Texas
This hour, we’ll talk about why Chagas, Dengue and other conditions are making their way to local doctors’ offices – and about what you can do to avoid them – with Dr. Seema Yasmin.
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Race And Reproductive Justice
This hour, we’ll talk about the idea of “reproductive justice” with investigative reporter Dani McClain. Her story on the history of birth control appears in the Nov. 16 issue of “The Nation.”
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The Health Of North Texas Kids
This hour, we’ll talk with a pair of doctors about why the adolescent pregnancy rate is lower locally than nationally, how the uninsured rate for children has dropped and about why nearly 50 percent of Dallas county kids are obese.
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The History Of Parkland Hospital
This hour, we’ll talk about Parkland Hospital’s storied past with Dr. John Boyd, and anesthesiologist who trained at Parkland who has written a new history of the hospital.
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The Theory Of Contagious Mental Disorders
This hour, we’ll talk about current germ theory with Harriet A. Washington, author of “Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We ‘Catch’ Mental Illness.”
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Parenting Through Puberty
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can better understand the challenges of puberty – and about how we can keep the peace at home – with Dr. Kevin Leman, author of “Planet Middle School: Helping Your Child through the Peer Pressure, Awkward Moments & Emotional Drama.”
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Faking Cancer
This hour, we’ll talk with Blogger Taryn Harper Wright about how she investigates internet hoaxes and about what compels some to pretend to be ill in order to gain the sympathy of others.
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Your Brain On Technology
We’ll talk about how computers and smartphone actually diminish our ability to think clearly with UCLA professor Shlomo Benartzi, author of “The Smarter Screen.”
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Living With Chronic Illness
We’ll talk about how people with chronic conditions can create fuller lives with Susan Bauer-Wu, author of “Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness.”
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Our Friend, The Fridge
We’ll talk about how refrigeration has changed the way we eat and improved our overall health – and about what our fridges say about ourselves – with Jonathan Rees.
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Can You Care Too Much?
We’ll talk about extreme cases of philanthropy with New Yorker staff writer Larissa MacFarquhar, author of “Strangers Drowning: Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help.”
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