Think is a national, talk radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe. Previous guests on the program include former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and John Kerry, actor Bryan Cranston, Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz, Melinda Gates, author Malcolm Gladwell, Jane Goodall, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rev. Jesse Jackson and more.
Since launching in November 2006, Think and Krys Boyd have earned more than a dozen local, regional and national awards, including the 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage. To date, Think can be heard on more than 200 public radio stations across the country, from Alaska to New York City.
In addition to the radio program, Think is also among the most-downloaded local podcasts in the public radio system.
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Walter Isaacson joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how one sentence in the Declaration of Independence set out a promise of America.
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Karen Weise joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how data centers are driving up electricity costs for everyone.
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Physician and contributing writer at The New Yorker Dhruv Khullar joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the use of A.I. in medicine.
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If the 9-to-5 grind gets you down, maybe it’s time to do more with your life. Rutger Bergman, historian and co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why so many people feel like their jobs don’t make a difference in the world and how we can instead use our talent and education to focus on the world’s biggest problems. His book is “Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference.”
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Enter A.I. Drew Harwell is a technology reporter for The Washington Post, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise of obituary-writing artificial intelligence, how funeral homes are eager to embrace it.
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Clay Shirky, vice provost for A.I. and technology in education at New York University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how professors are using A.I. in the classroom and whether or not the technology gets in the way of critical thinking.
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Nate Soares joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens when A.I. brain power surpasses what humans are capable of.
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Mehrsa Baradaran discusses the history of the wealth gap and why politics keep that gap alive for Black Americans.
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Michael Shermer discusses misinformation and why it’s essential we reject the idea that nothing can be verified as truth.
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Ben Fritz, entertainment industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal, gets into why hyper-individualized content is coming at the expense of culture.