Advice for the Disorganized, DNA Testing Problems, Hilma af Klint's Abstractions

For today's "Ask an Expert" segment, Linda Samuels, a professional organizer, former president of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, and author of the book, The Other Side of Organized, joins us to offer advice on how to achieve new year organizing goals and and answer questions about listeners' organizing needs. We will also have a call-in giveaway live on-air!*

Dr. Catharine Wang, (24:40) associate professor of community health sciences at Boston University, joins us to explain her recent article for The Conversation titled, “Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for.”

Curator Tracey Bashkoff (39:50) joins us to discuss the current show at the Guggenheim, "Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future." The show is changing the way the art world regards abstract art, as af Klint's paintngs foray into true abstraction years earlier than the most famous abstract painters. The show represents the largest exhibition of af Klint’s work to ever to show in the U.S. and runs until April 23.

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