This hour, we’ll talk about the possibility of applying gene editing techniques to humans in order to stop Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Linking Autism To Child Prodigies
This hour, we’ll talk about the possibility of a genetic connection between children with autism and child prodigies with Joanne Ruthsatz, co-author of “The Prodigy’s Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent.”
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Hitting The Road For Healthcare
This hour, we’ll talk about the financial and health considerations that have patients traveling for care with Sasha Issenberg, author of “Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism.”
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Teach The Children Well
This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’ll talk about how at least trying to see the world through children’s eyes can inform the way we teach them with Erika Christakis. Her new book is called “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups.”
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How To Get Close
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that foster closeness with psychiatrist Amy Banks.
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Creating A Healthy City
This hour, we’ll explore the question of how cities contribute and detract from the health of the people who live in them with Dr. Eric Bing, professor of global health at SMU; and John Siburt, president and CEO of CitySquare.
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Brain-To-Brain Communication
This hour, we’ll talk with neuroscientist Dr. Miguel Nicolelis about the future of brain-machine interfacing.
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The History of Psychiatry
This hour, we’ll talk about how psychiatry gained legitimacy through the work of Sigmund Freud and other practitioners with Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, author of “Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry” (Back Bay Books).
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Inheriting Cancer
This hour, we’ll learn how we can spot hereditary cancer with Dr. Theodora Ross, director of the Cancer Genetics Program at UT-Southwestern Medical Center.
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Zika Virus Explained
This hour, we’ll talk about what we need to know about Zika – and about attempts to control the outbreak – with Dr. Seema Yasmin, an infectious disease specialist who also writes about health for “The Dallas Morning News.”
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Bringing ‘Ohm’ To The Office
This hour, we’ll talk about how the corporate world would be wise to embrace meditation with David Gelles, author of “Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out.”
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Caring For Strangers
This hour, we’ll talk with paramedic Kevin Hazzard about what he learned about people from caring for them on the way to the hospital, which he writes about in “A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back.”
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