What would you need to start life over in a foreign country? We’ll spend this hour with Pulitzer Prize winner Tracey Kidder whose new book is “Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness” (Random House, 2009).
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Advocating for Children
This week on Think TV, a discussion about cost-effective child abuse prevention programs. Our guest is Madeline McClure who left a job on Wall Street to battle for legislation benefiting Child Protective Services and the children they serve. The Art&Seek guest this week is Grammy nominated violinist Caroline Goulding. The 17-year- old phenom will perform with the Dallas Symphony March 18-21.
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Chilling Visions of Tomorrow's Arctic Environment
What will climate change and humanity’s hunger for oil spell for the Arctic? We’ll talk this hour with geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson author of “The Future History of the Arctic” (Public Affairs, 2010). Emmerson speaks to the Dallas Council on Foreign Relations tomorrow.
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Voices from a Corner of the War in Iraq
Was “the surge” an effective tactic in Iraq? We’ll get a boots-on-the-ground perspective this hour with Pulitzer Prize winner David Finkel, who writes about his almost 15 months with U.S. Army Battalion 2-16 in the new book, “The Good Soldiers” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009). He speaks to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening.
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A Report from Burma
What is really going on in Burma? We’ll get a first-hand account this hour with Mac McClelland, Human Rights Correspondent for Mother Jones Magazine and author of the new book “For Us Surrender Is Out Of The Question” (Soft Skull Press, 2010).
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The Myth of Fair Value
Where do psychology and economy meet? We’ll spend this hour with William Poundstone, whose new book is “Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)” (Hill and Wang, 2010).
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From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
What does it take to achieve the ultimate dream of traveling in space? We’ll find out this hour with entrepreneur and space traveler Anousheh Ansari, who’s just published her new memoir “My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
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The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History
Are you unhappy with your current set of wheels? We’ll you probably haven’t driven a Yugo. We’ll examine the politicos and capitalists behind the famous failure this hour with Bridgewater College historian and Yugoslavia expert Jason C. Vuic, Ph.D. His new book is “The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History” (Hill and Wang, 2010).
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How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet
How did our possessions become so important to us and what are they doing to the world? We’ll talk this hour with internet sensation Annie Leonard whose new book is “The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change” (Free Press, 2010).
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Disorder in the Mind-Body Connection
What happens with the mind-body connection goes haywire and why does it happen in the first place? We’ll explore the subject this hour with author Siri Hustvedt who writes about her personal experiences in the new book “The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves” (Henry Holt, 2010).
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Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation
What was the impact of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on ordinary Americans? We’ll talk to PBS News Hour commentator and noted historian Ellen Fitzpatrick, who combed through condolence letters to Jacqueline Kennedy. Her book “Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation” is the culmination of that research. Could Texas’ next big music festival be in Denton? In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk to Chris Flemmons, organizer of Nx35 music “conferette” and a musician himself, talks about the festival’s second year, and what the future might hold.
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Deciding to be Creative
What constitutes intelligence and what’s the best way to measure it? We’ll learn about the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence this hour with renowned psychologist Dr. Robert J. Sternberg. He’ll deliver the lecture “Creativity is a Decision” at tonight’s installment of the UT Dallas “Creativity in a Technological Era” lecture series.
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