Naomi Schaefer Riley joins us to talk about how we can better harness statistical information to help make the difficult decision to remove children from their parents’ homes.
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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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Why You’re Probably Not Seeing This Post: The Web After Net Neutrality
Klint Finley of Wired magazine joins us to talk about how the repeal of net neutrality will change the way we interact online.
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The All-Star Scientists Who Defeated The Nazis
Director Rob Rapley joins us to talk about the outsized influence a group of then relatively unknown scientists had on the outcome of World War II.
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How Social Media Is Revolutionizing The Middle East
Haroon K. Ullah talks about the impact of online networks in the Middle East.
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Our Every Move Is Tracked — And Why We’re OK With That
Randolph Lewis joins us to talk about the human cost of constant tracking.
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Jellyfish: A 500-Million-Year Mystery
Juli Berwald joins us to talk about her study of jellyfish from across the world.
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You Are What You Eat: Chicken, Antibiotics And The Science Of Food
Maryn McKenna joins us to talk about how the increased use of antibiotics transformed chicken from a delicacy into a commodity.
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Eric Idle Explores The Cosmos
Eric Idle joins us to talk about his televised trip through the history of the universe.
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Yes, Your Pet Has A Distinct Personality
Wildlife expert John Shivik joins us to talk about how animals think.
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What Religious People Really Think About Science
Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund joins us to talk about her five-year study of how the devout synthesize scripture with science.
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Empathy Makes Friends (And Also Enemies)
Science writer Lydia Denworth talks about how researchers are studying the way empathy works in the brain.
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