We’ll talk this hour about the ADA’s unlikely path from idea to law with Lennard J. Davis, author of Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights.
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Fakers, Forgers And Frauds
we’ll talk about some of history’s most notorious scams – and how they were pulled off – with the author of The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World .
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The Parenting Paradox
We’ll talk about how we can be better parents with Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.
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Losing And Finding A Mind
We’ll talk with Clark Elliott about how a pair of Chicago researchers helped him to regain his mental capacity, which he writes about in The Ghost in My Brain: How a Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get it Back.
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Best Of 'Think': From Tragedy To A Change Of Heart
Twenty five years ago, Jeanne Bishop’s pregnant sister and brother-in-law were brutally murdered by a teenage assailant. This hour, as part of the Best of Think, we’ll listen back to our April conversation with her, when we talked about how the tragedy spurred her to become a public defender and an outspoken opponent of the death penalty, which she writes about in Change of Heart: Justice, Mercy, and Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer (Westminster John Knox Press).
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Social Action, Offscreen
This hour, we’ll talk about why personal connections are the key to helping the less fortunate with computer scientist Kentaro Toyama, author of ‘Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change From the Cult of Technology.’
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Secrets Of 1971
In 1971, eight activists broke into an FBI field office in Pennsylvania, stealing hundreds of secret files to share with member of Congress and the media.
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How Black Holes Entered The Mainstream
One hundred years ago this year, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity. But it wasn’t until physicists gained a better understanding of black holes 50 years later that the theory was widely taken seriously.
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The Future of Pediatric Cancer Treatments
Immunotherapy and genetic sequencing are two of the more promising treatments for pediatric cancer currently in development. This hour, we’ll talk about how these treatments might be helping kids in the coming years with Ted Laetsch of UT Southwestern Medical School.
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Think Heads To Washington D.C.
Krys Boyd and the rest of the Think crew will broadcast live from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., from April 27-30. Tune in to KERA FM at noon each day to hear interviews with a special collection of D.C.-based newsmakers, including politicians, historians, Smithsonian experts and other important national guests. Find more information at kera.org/thinkindc.
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The Boss Is Watching
Employers increasingly monitor workers’ e-mail, keystrokes and Internet usage. This hour, we’ll talk about how over-monitoring employees can translate into over-working employees.
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The Urbanization Of Texas
Since World War II, most Texans have moved from rural areas to cities. This hour, we’ll talk about how politics and economics fueled the change with David G. McComb, author of “The City in Texas: A History.”
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