Men Without Work, Science Behind the Spirit, Family Stories

Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis (16:20) Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, where he researches and writes extensively on demographics and economic development generally. He is the author of many books and monographs including Poverty of the Poverty Rate and A Nation of takers. In America, one in six working age men are jobless.  At current rates, one in five men will be jobless in one generation, matching male unemployment rates of the Great Depression.  The huge growth of a non-working class of men is a new and unfamiliar crisis for America.  What does that mean for the American social life and economy?  Dr. Nick Eberstadt shares his book Men without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis. The Science Behind the Spirit (1:03:59) Dr. Jeffrey S. Anderson directs the fMRI Neurosurgical Mapping Service and is Principal Investigator for the Utah Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory. Dr. Anderson’s lab studies brain networks using functional imaging techniques such as fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and magnetoencephalography.  Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Jeff Anderson says that we are just beginning to understand how the brain participates in experiences that believers interpret as spiritual, divine or transcendent. Dr. Jeff Anderson shares his research in the area of the brain and having a relationship with God.  Caitlin Thomas - What Your Car Says About You (1:28:40) A new year often times means new purchases. New cars, new homes, new clothes and new gym passes. Speaking of cars, have you ever wondered what your car says about your personality? Caitlin Thomas explains the relation between you and your car. Sharing Family Stories (1:51:50) Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. Julie has written two books about parenting including Keep it Real and Grab a Plunger. Julie with some ideas on how to better share family stories and the effect it can have on children.