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Think from KERA

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Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.

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  • 49 episodes
  • daily
  • Avg 46 min
  • English

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  • Monday · 46 min

    More nukes, more problems

    Erin D. Dumbacher joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why having too many weapons can pose problems.

  • Friday · 46 min

    How to look forward to midlife

    Allison Aubrey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how taking on mid-life head-on can be both rewarding and fulfilling.

  • September 17 · 46 min

    The new prime real estate? Earth’s orbit

    Jonathan O'Callaghan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the enormous numbers of satellites being launched into space, what this means for traffic at low-Earth orbit altitude and space trash, and why, despite concerns, there are plans to launch 2 million more in the next few years.

  • September 16 · 46 min

    It’s expensive to be lonely

    Vox correspondent Allie Volpe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how tech is offering solutions to social isolation (a problem it created).

  • September 15 · 46 min

    Why consciousness evolved

    Antonio Damasio joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he believes consciousness came before feelings and why feelings came early in the evolutionary process.

  • September 10 · 46 min

    Europe isn’t built for the heat

    Eric Klinenberg is Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Europe is warming at twice the rate of other continents due to global warming.

  • September 8 · 46 min

    Do we still need post-9/11 surveillance?

    Abigail R. Hall is an Independent Institute Senior Fellow and professor of economics at the University of Tampa. She joins host Krys Boyd to make the case that some of these laws have outlived their intended purposes and violate our liberties.

  • September 4 · 46 min

    The wild sex lives of animals

    Perrin Roosevelt Ireland joins host Krys Boyd to discuss interesting facts about animal sex – from gender fluidity to procreation to co-parenting – and offer a glimpse into why so many species are worth saving from extinction.

  • September 3 · 46 min

    How the government wastes your time

    Annie Lowrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and she joins us to talk about just how much the government makes us work for the services it provides and how those systems could become more efficient.

  • September 2 · 46 min

    How masculinity falls apart

    Jon Ronson joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what he found while looking for strange displays of masculinity.

  • August 31 · 44 min

    We’re one lab leak away from a pandemic

    Alina Chan is a molecular biologist, and she joins host Krys Boyd to talk about precautions that can be put in place that allow for important research to be conducted while protecting the public.

  • August 28 · 46 min

    The Wisdom of Dolly Parton

    Sarah Smarsh joins host Krys Boyd to explore the creative genius of the Dolly Parton — a prolific songwriter of more than 3,000 songs — and a pioneer for exploring class and gender issues in America.

  • August 27 · 46 min

    The downside of safe havens for drug users

    Michael Powell, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Burlington, Vt., Seattle and other places where needle exchanges have made public spaces unwelcoming.

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