early lessons

Early Lessons (American Radio Works)

The Perry Preschool Project is one of the most famous education experiments of the last 50 years. The study asked a question: Can preschool boost the IQ scores of poor African-American children and prevent them from failing in school? The surprising results are now challenging widely-held notions about what helps people succeed – in school, and in life.

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Food Addiction

from KQED's Forum Podcast
New research shows certain foods can cause an addictive-like state in the brain. Researchers say food addiction is one of the rarely discussed culprits of nation's obesity epidemic. We talk with experts at UCSF Medical Center who are studying obesity and food addiction about how certain foods interact with the brain and what we can do to lessen our unhealthy food addictions.

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The Brief & Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

from KERA's Think
What happened to the 118 women, children and men who settled on Roanoke Island in 1587? We'll explore the mystery this hour with James Horn, vice president of research for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and author of the new book "A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke" (Basic Books, 2010).

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obesity epidemic

Is there an obesity epidemic among the nation's youth? We'll talk this hour with clinical sports psychologist Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum who'll give the lecture "The Many Advantages of Treating Overweight Teens as Athletes, Not Addicts," at TCU's Green Honors Chair program this evening. (KERA Think!)

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