How do you define color? - Think Lexicographer Kory Stamper discusses the difficulty of defining colors and why it took the help of scientists to create descriptions of everything around us.

Lexicographer Kory Stamper discusses the difficulty of defining colors and why it took the help of scientists to create descriptions of everything around us.

How to think like an optimist - Think Deepika Chopra outlines strategies for developing optimism.

Deepika Chopra outlines strategies for developing optimism.

In defense of paying your taxes - Think Vanessa S. Williamson discusses the history of taxation in this country and why low taxes might mean lower interest in getting your civic needs met.

Vanessa S. Williamson discusses the history of taxation in this country and why low taxes might mean lower interest in getting your civic needs met.

Freedom is good for kids and scary for parents - Think Simon Lewson discusses the courage parents must drum up to allow children to have age-appropriate autonomy.

Simon Lewson discusses the courage parents must drum up to allow children to have age-appropriate autonomy.

Are there any checks remaining on the executive branch? - Think Stanford Law fellow Duncan Hosie discusses why the judicial branch shouldn’t be the end game for dealing with a president’s executive orders.

Stanford Law fellow Duncan Hosie discusses why the judicial branch shouldn’t be the end game for dealing with a president’s executive orders.

How staff cuts at Social Security hurt grieving families - Think Social security benefits help children and spouses survive after a death — but accessing them is a Sisyphean task. Chabeli Carrazana discusses why.

Social security benefits help children and spouses survive after a death — but accessing them is a Sisyphean task. Chabeli Carrazana discusses why.

Should mentally ill people have the right to die? - Think Dutch teens with mental illness can choose to end their lives though euthanasia. Charles Lane discusses how, why and the controversial psychiatrist behind the movement.

Dutch teens with mental illness can choose to end their lives though euthanasia. Charles Lane discusses how, why and the controversial psychiatrist behind the movement.

What are we going to do about Cuba? - Think Jon Lee Anderson discusses why Cuba was declared a threat to U.S. national security and how this compares to 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis.

Jon Lee Anderson discusses why Cuba was declared a threat to U.S. national security and how this compares to 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Long Quest for Artificial Blood- Think Nicola Twilley talks to Krys Boyd about the breakthroughs — and setbacks — in the quest for artificial blood, why it’s needed more than ever, and why eyes are on Big Pharma to finance it.

Nicola Twilley talks to Krys Boyd about the breakthroughs — and setbacks — in the quest for artificial blood, why it’s needed more than ever, and why eyes are on Big Pharma to finance it.

Screen time and junk food: Why kids get hooked - Think Michaeleen Doucleff discusses misconceptions about dopamine, why it’s making kids lonely and ways to introduce healthier habits.

Michaeleen Doucleff discusses misconceptions about dopamine, why it’s making kids lonely and ways to introduce healthier habits.

Corporate ownership isn’t why you can’t buy a house - Think Vox correspondent Eric Levitz discusses how only about a half of 1 percent of homes are owned by institutional investors and why private equity might actually keep rents down.

Vox correspondent Eric Levitz discusses how only about a half of 1 percent of homes are owned by institutional investors and why private equity might actually keep rents down.

The right’s plan to make higher education great again - Think Leaders of the Right say they want to re-balance higher education — but even within the ranks the movement is divided as to what that really means. Len Gutkin, editor of The Chronicle Review, joins...

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How to do equality post D.E.I. - Think NYU School of Law Professor Kenji Yoshino discusses how the language of DEI backfired and how to build a “multicultural meritocracy.”

NYU School of Law Professor Kenji Yoshino discusses how the language of DEI backfired and how to build a “multicultural meritocracy.”

It’s easy to bet on sports. It’s hard not to get hooked - Think McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses how his magazine gave him $10,000 to use as seed money as he explored the rise of online sports gambling.

McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses how his magazine gave him $10,000 to use as seed money as he explored the rise of online sports gambling.

Think Live: Planet Money Join Krys Boyd in conversation with Alex Mayyasi of NPR's Planet Money.

Alex Mayyasi of NPR's Planet Money joins Think host Krys Boyd for a conversation about the economic forces that shape our lives. The next Think Live is April 24 in Dallas at the historic Kessler Theater — get tickets now!

If you were in a cult would you know it? (Featuring Daniella Mestyanek Young) | Think with Krys Boyd Cults are something other people join, right? Think again; you might be in one. Daniella Mestyanek Young is a cult survivor, U.S. Army veteran and Harvard-trained organizational psychologist and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss recognizing the language of cults, the us-versus-them rhetoric and lauding of charismatic leaders, to be better able to reduce their power, and why she feels every organization falls within a “spectrum of cultiness.” Her book is “The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them.”

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Why taxing billionaires won’t save America - Think Opinion columnist Megan McArdle discusses why she thinks the idea of a billionaire wealth tax is a short-sided idea.

Opinion columnist Megan McArdle discusses why she thinks the idea of a billionaire wealth tax is a short-sided idea.

What if psychopaths aren’t real? - Think Plenty of crime dramas and horror films feature a psychopath on a rampage. That diagnosis, however, might be the real fiction. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsenis is assistant professor of forensic epistemology...

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The cost of privatizing public land - Think Researcher Kyle Manley makes the case for leaving public lands as-is and how we can put a dollar value on ecological impact.

Researcher Kyle Manley makes the case for leaving public lands as-is and how we can put a dollar value on ecological impact.

How America made its kids such picky eaters - Think Historian Helen Zoe Veit discusses her new book, Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.

Historian Helen Zoe Veit discusses her new book, Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.

Why we unfriended Canada - Think Drew Fagan discusses why one of our largest trading partners has found itself in the crosshairs of President Trump.

Drew Fagan discusses why one of our largest trading partners has found itself in the crosshairs of President Trump. think.kera.org/2026/03/24/w...

The unbreakable bond of found family - Think Tayari Jones discusses her new novel.

Tayari Jones discusses her new novel.

Gentle parenting is rough for moms and dads - Think Gentle parenting indulges a child’s biggest emotions – and it’s wearing parents out. Monica Corcoran Harel is a journalist who covers culture and relationships.

Gentle parenting indulges a child’s biggest emotions – and it’s wearing parents out. Monica Corcoran Harel is a journalist who covers culture and relationships.

Will war with Iran lead to terrorism here? - Think Bruce Hoffman discusses the potential of retaliation on U.S. soil and the Dept. of Homeland Security's capacity to prevent it.

Bruce Hoffman discusses the potential of retaliation on U.S. soil and the Dept. of Homeland Security's capacity to prevent it.

Great Replacement Theory is exploding all over the world - Think Ibram X. Kendi, the founding director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study, discusses how authoritarian leaders tap into the fears of white populations.

Ibram X. Kendi, the founding director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study, discusses how authoritarian leaders tap into the fears of white populations.

Why young women want to leave the U.S. - Think We hear a lot about the tribulations for young men in America today, but that doesn’t mean young women have it easy. Faith Hill, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses.

We hear a lot about the tribulations for young men in America today, but that doesn’t mean young women have it easy. Faith Hill, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses.

In search of the Ghost Elephants of Angola - Think There is a species of elephant that looks and behaves differently than the ones we’re most familiar with — and explorer Steve Boyes is trying to find them.

There is a species of elephant that looks and behaves differently than the ones we’re most familiar with — and explorer Steve Boyes is trying to find them. think.kera.org/2026/03/20/i...

What Trump wants with Iran - Think David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic, discusses what Trump’s tolerance for risk might mean for the future of this conflict.

David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic, discusses what Trump’s tolerance for risk might mean for the future of this conflict.

Are we breaking up with booze? - Think Natasha Loder, Health Editor for The Economist, discusses why alcohol consumption is starting to wane.

Natasha Loder, Health Editor for The Economist, discusses why alcohol consumption is starting to wane.

Michael Pollan: Your guide to consciousness - Think Author Michael Pollan explores how much we know about the mysteries of the conscious mind.

Author Michael Pollan explores how much we know about the mysteries of the conscious mind.