http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:04:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/science/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:00:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/17/gregg-mcvicar-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Digital, analog, long playing records, cassettes… How do they bring sound to our ears? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with audio engineer and producer Gregg McVicar, Click here to begin listening.  Digital, analog, long playing records, cassettes… How do they bring sound to our ears? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with audio engineer and producer Gregg McVicar, one of the first independent radio producers to convert to digital audio technology. He produces a daily five hour eclectic music mix that may be found at www.undercurrentsradio.net and his personal website is www.radiocamp.com. Gregg McVicar holds an MA degree from the Annenberg School for Communication, is an Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts in Oakland, California. On his visit to the studios of Radio Curious on August 11th, 2008 we began our conversation when I asked him to explain the difference between analog and digital. The book Gregg McVicar recommends is, “The Earth Is Flat: A Brief History Of The 21st Century,” by Thomas L. Friedman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5348 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening. To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served as chaplain for the Texas Department of Corrections from 1982 to 1995 and counseled 95 inmates on their way to death by lethal injection. “At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone,” is a independent film documentary, directed and produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, that presents a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of Pastor Pickett, a Presbyterian minister. Over the years, after each of the 95 executions, Pickett would record his experiences with that person on the tape he used to practice his sermons. Although he never listened to those tapes, they became the thread and primary source for the movie. I spoke with Pastor Carroll Pickett on May 23, 2008 from his home in Texas, after hearing him speak at a special hearing on capital punishment in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a break from a national publicity tour. We began when I asked him to explain what brought him to work with condemned men and be with them in their last hours. This program was originally broadcast on June 25, 2009. The book Carroll Pickett recommends is “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” by Mike Farrell and Martin Sheen. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:47:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5336 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/08/mary-roach-human-sexuality-a-conversation/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening.  - Sex, something that all creatures seek to achieve in one form or another, is often more than discreet among humans. In this discussion with science journalist, Mary Roach, author of, “Bonk, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/ROACH_INTERVIEW_8.8.24%20IA.mp3) Sex, something that all creatures seek to achieve in one form or another, is often more than discreet among humans. In this discussion with science journalist, Mary Roach, author of, “Bonk, The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex,” we have a direct and frank conversation about human sexuality, including orgasms, what they are, how you know if you have one, and the difference between the male and female human sexual response. This program was recorded on April 14, 2008. The book Mary Roach recommends is, “The Atlas of Human Sex Anatomy.” Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5332 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SUTHERLAND_8.1.24%20IA.mp3) Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers,” shares many ideas about how to achieve more desirable relationships with friends and loved ones. This Program was recorded on March 19, 2008. The book Amy Sutherland recommends is, “Demonic Males: Apes and the Origin of Human Violence,” by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/#comments Fri, 10 May 2024 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5288 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/05/09/ira-flatow-science-changes-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/FLATOW_INTERVIEW_5.9.24%20IA.mp3) The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises in his new book, “Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.”  I think that after thirty-five years as a science journalist, Ira Flatow has seen enough to know unexpected changes are in order. He refers to that at the close of the introduction to his book and writes, “After watching science do its thing for a while, you realize knowledge is really a moving target. What we know today will probably be wrong tomorrow. And science is that tool for discovery. When science tells us something, chances are that it will tell us something different a few years from now.” And that’s where Ira Flatow and I began our conversation, which was originally broadcast September 5, 2007. His website is www.iraflatow.com (http://www.iraflatow.com/) and the book he recommends is “The World Without Us,” by Alan Weisman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:30:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5260 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/15/andrew-keen-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and content. The democratization of the internet, Click here to begin listening.  Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and content. The democratization of the internet, allowing anyone to post anything is, in the mind of Andrew Keen, our guest of this edition of Radio Curious, creating a “cut-and-paste” on-line culture which threatens copyright protection and intellectual property rights at the expense of those who create original work. Andrew Keen is the author of “The Cult Of The Amateur: How Today’s Internet is Killing Our Culture.” When I spoke with him from his home in Berkeley, in early June 2007 we began with his explanation of the democratization of the internet. The song, film and book recommended by Andrew Keen are the U2 song “Vertigo,” the movie “Vertigo,” by Alfred Hitchcock, and the book “Vertigo,” by W.G. Sebald. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:20:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book - Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. “I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending with their Body Language,” by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, describes methods of understanding what people really mean and how to gain insight to their background by watching their physical behavior. Hartley, a former Army interrogator details how to review with an open mind what you see, evaluate to know what is relevant, analyze to identify voluntary versus involuntary movements and then decide or draw a conclusion based on what you observe. Gregory Hartley recommends “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” by Dr. Robert D. Hare.. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:14:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5164 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 - The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain - Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it’s greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity. Gene Cohen recommends, “Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson,” by Mitch Albom. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:26:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5149 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Darwin Conspiracy - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:49:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5118 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/09/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope - The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. Click here to begin listening.  Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Fred Watson, the Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Watson’s book, “Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope,” reveals the science and technology behind the telescope and its impact in unveiling the mysteries of the universe, and concludes with a fictional epilogue in the year 2108. This epilogue looks back 48 years at the object, one kilometer in diameter, that had a 99.9% probability of impacting the earth in April 2060 and how it was diverted. Dr. Watson was in his office in New South Wales, Austrailia, when this interview was recorded and begins by explaining the importance of the epilogue. www.aao.gov.au/local/www/fgw Fred Watson recommends “The Transit of Venus,” by Peter Autin. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:23:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5065 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/09/peter-ward-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5049 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/02/02/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as t... Click here to begin listening. How can we assure ourselves that the food we eat is safe, nutritious and energy-efficient? If we are what we eat, we ought to know what we will become. That may be the concept underlying what is coming to be known as the slow food movement. Glenn McGourty is the wine growing and plant science advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension for Lake and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. Glenn McGourty recommends “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine,” by Patrick McGovern. Originally Broadcast: January 4, 2005   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2022 03:08:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5025 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans - “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, Click here to begin listening.  The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans,” is a book by professors Stanley Greenspan and Stuart Shanker. Their hypotheses assert that our ability to use symbols and language depends on specific types of nurturing interactions and other cultural practices passed down, learned anew and further developed by each generation, dating back to prehuman and even nonhuman primate cultures. I spoke with Professor Shanker about these and other topics. Stuart Shanker recommends “The Trees in my Forest,” by Berndt Heinrich. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:25:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4995 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/29/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear-2/feed/ 1 Click here to begin listening. Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men The Y chromosome, compared to the body’s 45 other chromosomes, is very fragile. It has been worn down by millions years of attrition and over time has lost many of its genes. Click here to begin listening. Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men The Y chromosome, compared to the body’s 45 other chromosomes, is very fragile. It has been worn down by millions years of attrition and over time has lost many of its genes. It is unable to exchange genetic material or repair itself because it does not combine with other chromosomes like the X chromosome does. Professor Bryan Sykes, author of “Adam’s Curse, A Future Without Men,” explains the degeneration of the Y chromosome. Bryan Sykes recommends “Mismatch,” by Andrew Hacker & “Burgdorf Blondes,” by Plumb Sykes. Originally Broadcast: June 1, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:57:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4977 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/08/11/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Director of, The Future of Food - “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Click here to begin listening.  Director of, The Future of Food “The Future of Food,” a film written and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia, discusses our food’s conflicting relationship with both mass agri-business and local agriculture. Our discussion was conducted in the context of the passage of Mendocino County’s Measure H, banning growth of GMOs in the county. Deborah Koons Garcia recommends “Women’s Diaries fo the Westward Journey,” edited by Lillian Schlissel. Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2022 04:44:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4967 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: ... Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human.” He argues that genes are enablers, rather than constrainers; thus, we are continually shaped by everyday life. Matt Ridley recommends “Dot Con,” by John Cassidy. Originally Broadcast: February 3, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:20:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4963 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/07/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey - Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/WELLS_SPENCER_7.6.22%20IA.mp3://) The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. This is known because the secrets of human evolution are hidden in our genetic code. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with geneticist Spencer Wells, author of the book and movie, “Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey.” Spencer Wells recommends “No Logo,” by Naomi Klein. Originally Broadcast: February 10, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:34:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4958 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a writer for the New Yorker magazine, examines the role hope plays in the practice of medicine, and the ways in which hope can release chemicals powerful enough to change the outcome of otherwise fatal diseases. Dr. Jerome Groopman recommends “The Old School,” by Tobian Wolff. Originally Broadcast: February 20, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:48:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4919 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/04/27/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis-2/feed/ 0 This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  - Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, This episode was first broadcasted on October 7, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Our earth is in big trouble. The environment and our economy are in crisis. Essentially, we have created a bubble economy in which we are over-consuming the earth’s natural resources. In this program, we will visit with Lester R. Brown, the author of “Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble.” Lester Brown is the president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit interdisciplinary research organization based in Washington DC. Originally Broadcast: October 7, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:35:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4897 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:27:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4892 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/16/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome-2/feed/ 0 This program was originally broadcasted on August 12, 2003. - Click here to begin listening. - Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness - Professor Steve Jones, author of the book, Y, The Descent of Men, This program was originally broadcasted on August 12, 2003. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/JONES_STEVE_3.16.22%20IA.mp3) Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness Professor Steve Jones, author of the book, Y, The Descent of Men, Revealing the Mysteries of Maleness, discusses biological aspects of maleness created by the Y chromosome. Jones explores the effect of male hormones, hair loss, and the hydraulics of mans most intimate organ. He lays out the case for and against masculinity. Steve Jones recommends Cherries, the Worst Journey in the World: A Biography of Alexy Cherry Gerard, by Sarah Wheeler.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4859 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/01/26/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel-2/feed/ 0 Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 - Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel - Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, Originally Broadcast: July 22, 2003 Click here to begin listening.  From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel Biodiesel, an alternative to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, is created from processed vegetable oil and is available anywhere vegetable oil is grown or used. Joshua Tickell is the author of “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel.” In this program, he shared his ideas on the topic. Joshua Tickell recommends “Connections,” by James Burke. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4813 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4802 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/16/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation - Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. Click here to begin listening. Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation Joao Magueijo, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Imperial College of London, disputes some of Einstein’s most accepted theories. In his book, “Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation,” he argues that the speed of light is not constant, questioning the basis of the Theory of Relativity. Dr. Joao Magueijo recommends “Angela’s Ashes,” by Frank McCourt. Originally Broadcast: February 25, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:22:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4784 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/20/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health - Dr. Harvey B. Simon is the author of “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health” and the founding editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter. Click here to begin listening.  The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health Dr. Harvey B. Simon is the author of “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health” and the founding editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter. His book discusses a multitude of health issues that are unique to men and some are common to women as well. Dr. Harvey Simon recommends “An Equal Music,” by Vikram Seth. Originally Broadcast: December 31, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:02:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4767 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/29/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. - What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures ha... Click here to begin listening. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures have?  What are the different levels of intelligence that can be found in single cells, or invertebrates, up to human beings? Neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of “The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” discusses these and other questions about learning among all species.   He talks about the learning that occurs through evolution or alteration of the genetic structure and about the learning, of the way we commonly think of it, by studying or by experience. When Dr. Frank Vertosick and I visited by phone from his office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early October 2002, we began when I asked him to describe the different levels of intelligence and the development of intelligence in invertebrates. The book Dr. Frank Vertosick recommends is “Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” by Albert-Lasio Barabasi. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VERTOSICK_FRANK_2015_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below.   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:42:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4763 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/22/douglas-starr-blood-a-history-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce - Human blood has been compared historically and sociologically to a river that defines human society over the millennia. That river has been charted in a recent book a... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-STARR_DOUGLAS_9.22.21IA.mp3) Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Human blood has been compared historically and sociologically to a river that defines human society over the millennia. That river has been charted in a recent book and television series entitled, “Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce,” by Douglas Starr. This work traces the history of blood in medical, political and economic terms, from the earliest days of bloodletting to the era of AIDS. Douglas Starr recommends “Instance of the Finger Post,” by Ian Beers. Originally Broadcast: September 14, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 04:17:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4687 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/05/26/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening to part 1. Click here to begin listening to part 2.  - Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers - In the fascinating world of medical discovery, the interpretation of how and when a person died can often be e... Click here to begin listening to part 1. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Baden_Michael_Pt_1_5.26.21.mp3)Click here to begin listening to part 2.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Baden_Michael_Pt2_6.2.21.mp3) Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers In the fascinating world of medical discovery, the interpretation of how and when a person died can often be explained by looking at the bugs that are found on the body. Dr. Michael Baden, Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police, is the author of “Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers,” and our guest in a two-part series on forensic pathology, the study and public discussion of how, when and where people died. The book Dr. Michael Baden recommends is “The Moonstone,” by Wilkie Collins. Originally Broadcast: January 22, 2002 & January 29, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4567 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/12/09/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-VAN_DYKHIESEN_GILBERT_12.9.20_IA.mp3) 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans which are home to 99% of the life on earth. About 250,000 species of ocean life have been discovered so far, but the ocean is home to an estimated 10 million species. The Monterey Bay Aquarium on the central coast of California holds more than 300,000 creatures, representing over 500 species that live in 34 major aquarium galleries. Under the direction of Gilbert Van Dykhuisen, a senior research marine biologist, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has created deep-sea life exhibit which is reflective of the deep-sea canyon located in the Monterey Bay and comparable in size to the Grand Canyon. Gilbert Van Dykhuisen recommends “The Universe Below,” by William Broad. Originally Broadcast: October 3, 1999 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4509 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.15.20_Michael_Gurian_IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys’ behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men.” I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends “Sex on the Brain,” by Deborah Blum & “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4499 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/03/04/fox-nicols-watch-what-you-eat/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild - In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Nicols_Fox_3.4.20_IA.mp3) Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild In this Halloween, 1997, edition of Radio Curious, I spoke with Nicols Fox, the journalist who has written a terribly scary book called “Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth About a Food Chain That Has Gone Wild.” It’s truly disgusting; all those little microbes that will make you retch and die. The food you prepare at home can poison you; when you eat at a restaurant, the food they serve you can make you retch. Nicols Fox recommends “Water,” by Alice Atwater. Originally Broadcast: October 31, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:22:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4477 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/14/lappe-marc-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/08/14/brodie-richard-how-ideas-travel/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Virus of the Mind - The developing field of science called the science of memetics is based on evolution, studies memes: how they interact, replicate, and evolve. The biological definition of a meme is a basic unit... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BRODIE_RICHARD_8.13.19_IA.mp3) The Virus of the Mind The developing field of science called the science of memetics is based on evolution, studies memes: how they interact, replicate, and evolve. The biological definition of a meme is a basic unit of cultural transmission. The psychological definition of a meme is a unit of cultural heredity analogous to the gene, the internal representation of knowledge. A working definition of a meme is a unit of information in a mind whose existence influences events such that more copies of itself get created in other minds. “The Virus of the Mind” is a book devoted to the study of memetics and memes and was written by Richard Brodie, who also was a writer of the first version of Microsoft Word. He was our guest for this edition of Radio Curious that was originally broadcast in July of 1996. We began when I asked him what is the importance of studying memetics. Richard Brodie recommends “The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History” by Howard Bloom. Originally Broadcast: July 31, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4387 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/11/darnton-john-the-galapagos-islands-and-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call the theory of evolution? These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BROADCAST_JOHN_DARTON_12-11-18_IA.mp3) Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call the theory of evolution? These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published The Origin of the Species, 22 years later in 1853. Since then the world, science and religion has not been the same. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked from certain theological and political perspectives, “The Darwin Conspiracy,” a novel has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darnton to be 90% accurate. It covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after his publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darnton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. The book John Darnton recommends is “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2018 01:58:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4373 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/23/obrien-dennis-protecting-outer-space-for-humanity/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, during the first week of October, 2018, was attended by approximately 2000 people from over 100 counties from the planet earth. - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OBRIEN_INTERVIEW_10-20-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) The 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, during the first week of October, 2018, was attended by approximately 2000 people from over 100 counties from the planet earth. One of the attendees is Dennis O’Brien, a retired Ukiah California, attorney. He was presenter at the International Astronomical Conference and is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. The paper O’Brien presented focuses on the future of space law.  He addressed potential issues as humanity goes into outer space, and concepts on how to structure a new treaty to protect humanity, while at the same time allowing for the development of outer space commerce.  For on-line information contact spacetreaty.com, or spacetreaty.org for O'Brien's work. Dennis O’Brien is a retired Ukiah, California attorney.  O’Brien attended the 2018 International Astronomical Conference held in Bremen, Germany, where he presented a paper addressing the future of space law, and how to protect humanity’s interests, while at the same time allowing for the development of outer space commerce.  For on-line information contact spacetreaty.com, or spacetreaty.org for O'Brien's work. The books Dennis O’Brien recommends are: “Stranger in a Strange Land,” by Robert A. Heinlein, and “The Foundation Novels,” by Issac Azimov. This program was recorded on October 20, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 01:34:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4355 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/21/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change-part-2-how-to-deal-with-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-McPHERSON_GUY__INTERVIEW_PART_TWO_PUBLISHED_(8-21-18)_.mp3) Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, is our guest in this second of a two part series about abrupt climate change. In part one, podcasted at radiocurious.org, we considered the existing circumstances likely to bring about abrupt climate change, in particular, the total melt of the polar ice caps. This would result in the polar sea water absorbing heat from the sun rather than reflecting it, raising ocean temperatures and shutting off our “planetary air-conditioner.” These consequences could make Mother Earth grossly inhospitable to human habitation potentially shut down our ability to grow grain and other crops we depend on for food. Without food readily available, well, I’ll leave that to your imagination. Here in part two of our conversation with Professor McPherson we further discuss this pending potential catastrophe and how we may each personally be able to relate to it. Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on August 12, 2018, and began with his comments of what could occur after the global temperatures preclude the ability to grow grains, the other foods upon which we rely and the resulting reduction of industrial activity. Finally in this visit we discuss how, in the wake of grimness, joy may be created, along with other options. Additional information about abrupt climate change may be found in the following four links President of Finland talking to Trump; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, President of Finland in north Russia https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/, Human extinction by 2026 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50050.htm This program was recorded on August 12, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2018 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4353 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/08/14/mchperson-proffesor-guy-abrupt-climate-change/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MCPHERSON_GUY_P1_CA.mp3) Drastic consequences to life as we know it, here on Mother Earth are the topics of this, the first of a two part series on abrupt climate change. Once again we visit with Guy McPherson, a Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. McPherson discusses how global warming is affecting climate change. He explains the physics of what will occur when the polar ice cap has melted ending its ability to reflect the heat of the sun. Instead the heat of the sun will be absorbed by the world’s oceans. McPherson predicts that could well occur by 2022 or sooner, causing the temperature of the oceans to increase.  McPherson argues that this temperature will result in the loss of the “planetary air-conditioner” and the loss of habitat for human species. Professor Guy McPherson and I visited by phone while he was on a speaking tour, on August 12, 2018.  We began our conversation when I asked his to describe the current state of climate change, now in 2018. Professor Guy McPherson's website is: https://guymcpherson.com/ Information about abrupt climate change may be found here, as explained by the President of Finland to the President of the United States: https://finlandtoday.fi/president-niinisto-in-north-russia-if-we-lose-the-arctic-we-lose-the-world/ Additional information can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSrGfdjdxA, and here from the National Academies: https://nas-sites.org/arctic-interactive/images/Arctic_Matters-booklet.pdf LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4280 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/26/blaise-clark-the-creation-of-standard-time-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Not such a long time ago, time was an arbitrary measure decided by each community without consideration of other localities. - In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Clark Blaise, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BLAISE_CLARK_2013_CA.mp3) Not such a long time ago, time was an arbitrary measure decided by each community without consideration of other localities. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time.” In the mid 19th century, with the advent of continent-spanning railroads and transatlantic steamers, the myriad of local times became a mind-boggling obstacle and the rational ordering of time to some became an urgent priority for transportation and commerce. Standard Time was established in 1884, leading to an international uniformity for telling time. Arguably, the uniformity of time was a “crowning achievement” of Victorian progressiveness, one of the few innovations of that time to have survived unchanged into the 21st century. Under the leadership of Sir Sandford Fleming, amid political rancor of delegates from industrializing nations, an agreement was reached to establish the Greenwich Prime Meridian passing through Greenwich, England and the International Date Line that wanders it way through the Pacific Ocean. The 1884 agreement resulted in a uniform system of world-wide time zones that exists today. I had a good time visiting with Clark Blaise in the spring of 2001 as we discussed how our current notion of time was established. We began when I asked him to explain what standard time is. This interview with Clark Blaise, author of “Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time,” was recorded in the spring of 2001 and first broadcast in the last week of 2011. The book Clark Blaise recommends is “Time of Our Singing,” by Richard Powers. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:30:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/11/15/scott-jack-harvesting-redwood-trees-without-a-chain-saw/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. Click here to begin listening ( http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SCOTT_JACK_11-14-17_CA.mp3) The California coastal redwood trees are some of the oldest living things in the world. Other than cutting the tree down, the best way to determine their age, or the age of any tree is with an incremental borer. That’s a long narrow tube twisted into the tree from the bark to the pitch at the center of the tree.  A small finger-size “wooden rod” is removed revealing one line which represents one tree ring is then removed and counted.  Each tree ring represents one year of the tree’s life. Though few old growth redwood forests exist now, some of the remaining redwoods are estimated to be close to 2000 years old.  Although that is easy to say, it is beyond my ken to fathom. 96 year old Jack Scott of Ukiah, California, is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious.  In 1936 before the era of the chain-saw, Scott harvested old growth redwoods beginning at 15 years old.  Part of the harvest process was to push and then pull one end of a two-person hand-saw. When Scott visited the Radio Curious studios on November 12, 2017, we began when I asked him to describe working in the woods at that time. The books Jack Scott recommends are those written by Louis Lamore. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:19:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4258 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/17/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEINEN_GEORGE_CA_2017.mp3) Radio Curious discusses the funeral industry in the United States with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town. As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, owner of Empire Mortuary in Ukiah, California since 2000, joins us in this edition of Radio Curious to share his thoughts and experiences. We discuss funeral industry trade associations, business practices in some sectors of the industry, and how our guest's philosophy evolved. In this program, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on September 21, 2013 we began our visit when I asked George Leinen to describe embalming, what it is, and why it's done. The book George Leinen recommends is "The American Way of Death," by Jessica Mitford. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4255 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JANOV_ARTHUR_AND_FRANCE_2017_CA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California.  A detailed obituary may be found in the October 4, 2017, on line edition of the New York Times. (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/obituaries/arthur-janov-dead-developed-primal-scream-therapy.html) Together with his wife Dr. France Janov, they asserted that the best emotional healing is obtained by reaching back to the point of injury that formed an initial imprint of the pain, claiming that pain often originates in the womb or in early childhood. Their work centered on a belief that repeated piercing screams focused on early trauma would free a person of physical and psychological pain. Their therapeutic method has been repeatedly debunked and discredited by colleagues and the psychiatric establishment, as described in the journal “Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,” and the American Psychiatric Association. The criticism focused on the lack of any independent, controlled studies demonstrating the Janov therapy’s effectiveness.  Janov also listed homosexuality among the ailments that primal therapy could “cure,” and continued to list it long after the American Psychiatric Association declassified it as a psychiatric disorder in 1973.Nonetheless, his patients included John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Earl Jones and the pianist Roger Williams. I spoke with Dr. Arthur Janov and Dr. France Janov, in December 2006, from their home in Santa Monica, California, and began when I asked them to explain how initial imprints in a person’s life can be the cause of lifelong pain. The books Dr. Arthur Janov recommended are:  “Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--And How We Take It Back,” by Davod Sirota, and “Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq,” by Steven Kinzer. The books Dr. France Janov recommended are: “Matisse,”  by Volkmar Essers, and “Puccini: A Biography” by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz and William Weaver. This program was recorded on December 16, 2006. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:07:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4231 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_P2_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time, is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. In part one, Dr. Lacy tells the story of Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, who’s credited with identifying the first published case of “presenile dementia”, which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Lacy shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. In this program, part two, Dr. Lacy shares her personal experiences of caring for her parents with Alzheimer's. She suggests ways to deal with the changing personality that comes with this disease and how to deal with the stress it brings to family members. The book Dr. Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:06:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4229 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. Dr. Lacy tells the story about Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He’s credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. In this the first of two visits with Dr. Lacy, she shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She also explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. When Betty Lacy visited Radio Curious on July 7, 2017, we began with her description of her parents’ conditions and their states of mind. In part two, Dr. Lacy discusses how to deal with this disease, and provides suggestions for family and friends of a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s. The book Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon:  The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4227 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/05/owen-dr-adrian-in-a-coma-and-conscious-communicating-with-the-comatose/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Approximately twenty percent of the people who are motionless and locked into a deep coma, wholly unable to move or respond, have a conscious awareness.  This conscious awareness may be determined with the use of Functi... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OWEN_FINAL_PUBLISHED-CA.mp3) Approximately twenty percent of the people who are motionless and locked into a deep coma, wholly unable to move or respond, have a conscious awareness.  This conscious awareness may be determined with the use of Functional magnetic resonance imaging, commonly called fMRI.  This imaging reveals the increased blood flow to specific areas of the brain when a person focuses on a certain idea or image. In this program we visit with Adrian Owen, Ph.D., author of "Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death." Dr. Owen who thoroughly enjoys neurobiology and his rock and roll band began to develop imaging techniques allowing a conscious person locked in a coma to respond yes or no, to a given question.  Owen is currently the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging at the Brain and Mind Institute, of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. As part of our continuing series on dementia, we visited with Dr. Owen from his office in London, Ontario Canada, June 28, 2017.  We began when I asked him to explain the difference between magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The book Adrian Owen recommends is "The Selfish Gene," by Richard Dawkins. For more information about Dr. Adrian Owen visit his website: http://www.owenlab.uwo.ca/ LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4212 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/23/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170523_-_DVORAK_(Archive).mp3) To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. Much of that legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, a line that runs roughly 800 miles through California, forming the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates. As you might expect, this edition of Radio Curious is about earthquakes. Our guest is John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault. He is currently employed by the United States Geological Survey, working for the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo, Hawaii. He previously taught at the University of Hawaii, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, and at the Smithsonian Institute. Barry visited with Dr. Dvorak on October 31st of 2014, from his office in Hilo, Hawaii. The book John Dvorak recommends is Daughters of Fire, by Tom Peek. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4197 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/04/slater-linda-death-valley-the-hottest-place-on-earth-and-the-driest-and-lowest-place-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_Slater_-_20170404.mp3) Death Valley, the hottest place on earth and the driest and lowest place in North America is a spectacularly beautiful 3.4 million acre National Park.  91% of this outdoor “classroom,” has been designated as a Wilderness and protected by Congress. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Linda Slater, a National Park Ranger for the past 30 years and currently the Chief of Interpretation at Death Valley National Park. In this wildly beautiful and dangerously hot place is the lowest point in North America-- at 282 feet below sea level. Death Valley, replete with rolling sand dunes, deep winding smooth marble canyons, spring-fed oases, and crusted barren salt flats averages 2 inches of rain per year. We visited with Linda Slater on March 15, 2017, in the Radio Curious mobile studio. While parked next to a rock strewn area, so white that it appeared to be covered in snow, yet the outside temperature was 100 degrees, our conversation began with Linda Slater’s description of that white material. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:53:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4157 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Tracy_Jessica_YK.mp3) The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success. She is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada and directs the Emotion & Self Lab as part of her work. In "Take Pride" Tracy explains her research, partially conducted in the most rural areas of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, in Athens, Greece among the athletes who participated in the 2004 Olympic Games, and at the with blind athletes at the Paralympic Games. Her findings substantiated that pride is an emotion experienced and similarly expressed by all human beings: Chest-expanded, shoulders-back and broad smile. With pride as a cross cultural human emotion I became curious as to why pride is considered a sin by some. So when Jessica Tracy and I visited by phone from her office in Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 11, 2016, that's where we began, The book Jessica Tracy recommends is The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker. This program was recorded on November 11, 2016   LeGov clean 28:56 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/05/cohen-dr-gene-the-mature-mind-the-positive-power-of-the-aging-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/05/cohen-dr-gene-the-mature-mind-the-positive-power-of-the-aging-brain/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:49:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4117 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/07/05/cohen-dr-gene-the-mature-mind-the-positive-power-of-the-aging-brain/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience a... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-COHEN_GENE_2016_CA.mp3) Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it’s greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity on the mind. The book Dr. Gene Cohen recommends is “Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson,” by Mitch Albom. Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/21/maestripier-dario-the-primate-within-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/21/maestripier-dario-the-primate-within-us/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:40:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4111 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/21/maestripier-dario-the-primate-within-us/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - We humans are a lot like the other primates on earth, but because we don’t associate with them, we often assume that our interpersonal behavior--how we make friends, work together, interact with strangers, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MAESTRIPIERI_6-2016_CA.mp3) We humans are a lot like the other primates on earth, but because we don’t associate with them, we often assume that our interpersonal behavior--how we make friends, work together, interact with strangers, relate to our spouse--is the product of our unique personalities and environment. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dario Maestripieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.” He’s a professor Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Behavior Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Professor Maestripieri and I visited by phone from his office in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2012 and began with his description of the close relationship humans have with other primates. The book Professor Dario Maestripieri recommends is “Auto-da-Fe,” by Elias Canetti. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:25:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3898 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/17/vertosick-dr-frank-evolutionary-intelligence/feed/ 1 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of the “The Genius Within, Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” a book about evolutionary intelligence. In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is intelligence?  What kind of intelligence do non human creatures have?  What are the different levels of intelligence that can be found in single cells, or invertebrates, up to human beings?  Neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Vertosick, author of “The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing,” discusses these and other questions about learning among all species.   He talks about the learning that occurs through evolution or alteration of the genetic structure and about the learning, of the way we commonly think of it, by studying or by experience.  When Dr. Frank Vertosick and I visited by phone from his office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early October 2002, we began when I asked him to describe the different levels of intelligence and the development of intelligence in invertebrates. The book Dr. Frank Vertosick recommends is “Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” by Albert-Lasio Barabasi. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/03/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two-2/feed/ 0 arctic,climate change,global warming,polar ice caps,sea level rise Radio Curious revisits the second of a two part conversation with Professor Peter D. Ward, author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions from global warming in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you the second of a two part conversation about global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:54:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3885 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/27/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a two part conversation with Professor Peter D. Ward, author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:23:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3837 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/22/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-two/feed/ 6 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction in a series with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. In this, part two of our series on near term human extinction, we continue our conversation with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” McPherson presents what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for a swift apocalyptic collapse. This is the most disturbing conversation that I have had in past 25 years as host and producer of Radio Curious. That said, imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  In part one, Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the rise of global temperature by more than 1 degree centigrade, the likelihood of a continued global warming trend in the future and some of its affects on our planet.  In this, our second visit with Prof. McPherson he explains how this small rise in global temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on earth. Recorded on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling in New York state, we began I asked him what abrupt extinction will look like and what will occur that will end human life on earth. The books Dr. Guy McPherson recommends are “Ms. Lady Bug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time,” by Pauline Panagiotou-Schneider and Guy McPherson.  He also recommends the books by Edward Abbey. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:55:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3829 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/15/mcpherson-guy-ph-d-near-term-human-extinction-part-one/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious discusses human extinction with Dr. Guy McPherson, co-author of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind” and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Imagine the human habitat in which we all live changing so rapidly that life as we know it is extinguished. Temperatures that are getting hotter than ever, decades long droughts, catastrophic fires, melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and unprecedented winter storms are expected to radically limit food production and availability of potable water.  In this, the first of a series on near term extinction of the human species, we visit with Dr. Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. Professor McPherson is co-author with Carolyn Baker of “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind.”  Together they present what appears to be overwhelming scientific evidence that our environment is headed for swift apocalyptic collapse.  Not only is this extinction likely, it is occurring every day. “How to live with death in mind” is the goal; living with urgency is the practice.  The point from which average global temperature rise is measured dates back to 1750, the beginning of the industrial revolution--the time at which the ever increasing use of fossil fuels began. Since 1750, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree centigrade.  McPherson's book “Extinction Dialogs:  How to Live With Death in Mind,” explains how this small global rise in temperature is leading to a large scale mass extinction on the planet. When Guy McPherson and I visited by phone on September 14, 2015, while he was traveling near New York, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe the indicators that reveal we're in an era of unstoppable climate change. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two and here to listen to part three--a conversation with "Extinction Dialogues" coauthor Carolyn Baker. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/12/shaywitz-dr-sally-overcoming-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/12/shaywitz-dr-sally-overcoming-dyslexia/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:56:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3793 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/12/shaywitz-dr-sally-overcoming-dyslexia/feed/ 0 Radio Curious explores dyslexia and proven methods for overcoming the condition in an archived conversation with Yale University Medical School Professor, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, author of “Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for ... Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. In this archive edition of Radio Curious, originally broadcast in August of 2003, we visit with Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a Professor of Pediatrics at the Yale University Medical School and the co-director of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention. Dr. Shaywitz discusses early diagnosis of dyslexia in young children, older children, and adults, and what can be done to assist people who suffer from this disability. In her book, “Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level,” Dr. Shaywitz describes the research, including brain imaging studies, and how they are able to uncover the mechanics underlying and overcoming what to some seems to be the insurmountable problem of learning to read. When I spoke with Sally Shaywitz from her home near Yale University in August 2003, we began when I asked her to describe dyslexia. The books Dr. Sally Shaywitz recommends are “Emperor of Ocean Park,” by Stephen Carter and “Samaritan,” by Richard Price. This program was originally broadcast August 5, 2003.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:47:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3688 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/01/wolbach-dr-dean/feed/ 0 Dr. Dean Wolbach holds a Ph.D. in chemistry. His career was devoted to solving air pollution problems. We all know that there are various forms of air pollution that affect our health and the health of our environment, but what do we really breathe? What is in the air that we breathe? In this archive edition of Radio Curious, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on January 9, 2009 we visit with Dr. Dean Wolbach, a former Air Pollution Control Officer for Mendocino County. Our conversation focused on the different types of air pollution and how they affect us both globally and at the local level.  We began by asking Dr. Wolbach to provide an overview of air quality issues across history, through to the present day, here, in Mendocino. The books Dr. Dean Wolbach recommends are “Dreams Of My Father,” and “The Audacity Of Hope,” by President Barack Obama, “Samuel Adams: A Life,” by Ira Stoll and “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/10/bainbridge-dr-david-why-women-have-curves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/10/bainbridge-dr-david-why-women-have-curves/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:02:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3596 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/10/bainbridge-dr-david-why-women-have-curves/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses the evolution of women's bodies and why they have curves with Dr. David Bainbridge, author of “Curvology:  The Origins and Power of Female Body Shape” and Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Cambridge. I presume that all of you have, at one time or another, noticed that within the greater animal kingdom, the female of our species has a curvaceous body shape visibly different from the shape of the male homo sapiens.  Why women have curves and how these curves reflect on other aspects of our lives, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Dr. David Bainbridge, Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Cambridge, in Cambridge, England and the author of “Curvology:  The Origins and Power of Female Body Shape.”  When Dr. David Bainbridge and I visited by phone from his home in England on March 6, 2015, I asked him "why is it that female humans are curvy?" The book Dr. David Bainbridge recommends is “Intelligent Life in the Universe,” by I.S. Shklovskii and Carl Sagan, published in 1966.  It is a product of a unique international collaboration between a world famous Russian astronomer and a leading American space scientist, presenting a modern discussion of the entire panorama of natural evolution. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:33:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3539 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/feed/ 0 genomics Radio Curious discusses psychosocial and cultural genomics-a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical recovery by activating your RNA and DNA-with Dr. Ernest Rossi, who healed from a stroke using this process. Psychosocial and cultural genomics is a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing and is our topic in this archived edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000's that impaired his speech and movement. Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics. He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited, some of which may be found at his website. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3527 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/feed/ 0 Radio Curious starts off it's 25th year with an interview of the show's host and producer Barry Vogel. John Gravois, the deputy editor of Pacific Standard magazine talks with Vogel about the art of radio. For this edition of Radio Curious, broadcast at the beginning of our 25th year on the air, I invited my friend John Gravois to interview me about my experiences, reflections and thoughts over the past 24 years that I’ve been the host and producer of Radio Curious.  John Gravois is the deputy editor of Pacific Standard magazine and a contributing editor to the Washington Monthly. His work has appeared on This American Life, in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, and Slate, among others. He lives in Albany, California. John Gravois and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious on December 27, 2014.  We began our conversation with his comments about the archives found on the Radio Curious website. The books that I recommend are “The Warmth of Other Suns:  The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” by Isabel Wilkerson and “Jacobson’s Organ and the Remarkable Nature of Smell,” by Lyall Watson. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:51:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3472 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Jerome Groopman, author of "The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” a book about hope and it's affect on the lives of people recovering from sickness and disease. Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a writer for the New Yorker magazine, examines the role hope plays in the practice of medicine, and the ways in which hope can release chemicals powerful enough to change the outcome of otherwise fatal diseases. Dr. Jerome Groopman recommends the book “The Old School,” by Tobian Wolff. Originally broadcast February 20, 2004. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:58:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3457 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/04/dvorak-john-ph-d-earthquakes-why-and-when/feed/ 0 earthquakes,San Andreas Fault Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.” To many of us who live along the coast of California, earthquakes are a living legend. That legend is closely associated with the San Andreas Fault, an earthquake line which runs roughly 800 miles through California forming the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.  More than just a legend, earthquakes over the millennia have rattled the world in multiple events close in time are referred to as “earthquake storms.”  These storms are close in geological time, not so much in human time. As you might expect, this edition of Radio Curious is about earthquakes.  Our guest is John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault.”  He is currently employed by the United States Geological Survey, working for the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo, Hawaii, after having taught at the University of Hawaii, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Smithsonian Institute. In our visit, recorded on October 31, 2014, from his office in Hilo, Hawaii, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe what an earthquake storm is. The book John Dvorak recommends is “Daughters of Fire,” by Tom Peek. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:33:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/feed/ 0 children,lead,lead poisoning Radio Curious discusses lead poisoning in children with Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environmental Science, at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts. An estimated 500, The level of lead in the blood of children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environmental Science, at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Richmond’s current work centers on lead poisoning in children and involves  assessment of environmental regulation to effectively protect public health, including the effectiveness of regulations for air pollutants, and protection of children against lead toxicity. Approximately 500,000 children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 5 suffer from lead poisoning as a result of lead in their blood above the level for which public health action is recommended.  No safe blood lead level in children has been identified and lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead exposure often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized.   This results in short and long term adverse consequences in the exposed children and to society in general. When Dr. Richmond visited by phone from her home near Boston, Massachusetts, on October 19, 2014, she began with a description of the issues surrounding lead poisoning. The book Dr. Martha Richmond recommends is “Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children,” by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:37:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3445 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/21/brandt-roger-the-oregon-caves/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education at the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of the few marble caves in the world, located in the Siskiyou Mountains of northern California. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the Oregon Caves National Monument, are a place full of interest, mystery, and history.  The caves were located in 1874 when Elijah Davidson chased his dog into the caves. The Oregon Caves are very unique—possibly due to the fact that it is one of the few cave systems located on tectonically active ground, known as a subduction zone.   Their uniqueness may also be due to the fact an old growth Douglas fir forest grows directly above the caves, or the fact that they were created from what used to be a tropical reef that was pushed about 12 miles below the surface of the earth and then brought back up to its current location, and is still rising. I visited the Oregon Caves in 2006 and knew at once it would be a first-time, unique experience. I spoke with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education of the Oregon Caves in June, 2006.  We began when I asked him about the Oregon Caves and what they represent.   The book Roger Brandt recommends is “Golden Days and Pioneer Ways” by Ruth Phefferle. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3433 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/08/owen-dough-ted-stout-a-visit-to-the-craters-of-the-moon/feed/ 0 Craters of the Moon Radio Curious goes on a tour of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho, a unique 11,000 square mile park that resembles the surface of the moon. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is located in southern Idaho in the middle of the Snake River Plane halfway between Yellowstone National Park and Boise, Idaho.  It encompasses about 11,000 sq. miles, an area about the size of the State of Rhode Island.  In this special and unique part of the earth, lava has flowed regularly from 50 mile long deep, open, rift cracks approximately every 2000 years beginning 15,000 years ago.  With the last flow occurring about 2,100 years ago, another eruption is considered by many knowledgeable people to be due. The area is so much like the surface of the moon that the astronauts who prepared for the second lunar landing in 1970 went to Craters of the Moon to train.  I visited the Craters of the Moon on September 18 and 19, 2014, meeting first with Ted Stout, Chief of Interpretation and Education and then with Doug Owen, a geologist and National Park Ranger. When Ted Stout and I met at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve headquarters I asked him to begin with a description of the land within the Preserve. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/23/wells-spencer-the-peopling-of-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/23/wells-spencer-the-peopling-of-the-world/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:43:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3422 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/23/wells-spencer-the-peopling-of-the-world/feed/ 0 evolution Radio Curious revisits a conversation about human evolution with geneticist Spencer Wells, author of the book and movie, “Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey.” Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. This is known because the secrets of human evolution are hidden in our genetic code. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with geneticist Spencer Wells, author of the book and movie, “Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey.” Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world. He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “No Logo,” by Naomi Klein. Originally Broadcast: February 10, 2004. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3419 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/16/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Spencer Wells, author of “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010, about the impacts of civilization that could eventually kill our species. In this edition of Radio Curious we revisit a conversation with Spencer Wells about his book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published in 2010. Our interview is a follow-up to a 2003 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world. “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple life style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles that are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words, we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world. He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, a 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:03:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3316 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/03/franklin-benjamin-archbold-ralph-two-visits-with-benjamin-franklin/feed/ 1 Radio Curious visits with Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold in this two part, archived conversation. This is the first of two archived visits with Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold. Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a young man and became an inventor, printer, scientist, author, governor, activist in the war for independence from England, an ambassador to France, and the first post master general in the United states, among a multitude of many other accomplishments. Ralph Archbold has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in theater, for conventions, and in the media for over 30 years. Benjamin Franklin, through the person of Ralph Archbold, met with me in Franklin Court where his home and printshop were located, in Philadelphia. We met on July 18, 1994. We discussed his early life, his inventions and his role in the cessation from England and the formation of the United States. We began our conversation when I first asked him when he first came to Philadelphia. The book Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Archbold recommend is “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”   Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one.   Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:41:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3275 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco. She’s the author of 2 books, “The Female Brain,” published in 2006 and “The Male Brain, Have you ever been curious about the difference between the male brain and the female brain? Well I have, for a long time. Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco wrote two books about those differences. In 2006 she wrote a book called, “The Female Brain,” and in 2010 she wrote “The Male Brain,”--very different books about very different genders of our human species. The interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine was recorded by phone from her home in San Francisco, Ca on March 21st, 2011. We began by discussing the mail brain and in particular, the chapter to her book titled “Seeing the World Through Male Colored Glasses.” The book Dr. Louann Brizendine recommends is “The Emperor of All Maladies,” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/15/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/15/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-two/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:18:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/15/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-two/feed/ 0 evolution,human biology Radio Curious revisits part two of a conversation with Gregory Cochran, co-author of the book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution,” which explores how changes in human biology have evolved from civilization. In this, the second of two Radio Curious interviews, we continue our discussion of human evolution with Gregory Cochran an aerospace physicist and professor of anthropology at the University of Utah; his expertise is in genetic anthropology. Gregory Cochran along with Henry Harpending, also a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah, are the co-authors of the 2009 book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution.” This book explores how humans appear to have evolved over the last 10,000 years, largely driven by civilization-the place, culture and lifestyle of the time. In this two part conversation, recorded by phone with Gregory Cochran from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 23rd, 2009, we discuss how humans have genetically evolved. In part one we discussed the changes in human biology such as lactose tolerance and resistance to malaria that represent human evolution accelerated by civilization. We also discussed the intermixing of neanderthals and humans and the genetic benefits in our species that continue to this day. In part two, Cochran discusses how gene mutations have allowed specific human advantages in different locations around the world.   We began with his discussion of the migration of the human species out of Africa, which resulted in some people living in the northern latitudes.  People born in these areas with a random genetic mutation resulting in skin of a lighter color allowed them to absorb more vitamin D from the sun, thus giving them better health and a greater opportunity to have off spring. We also discuss the genetic mutations that contribute to certain types of intelligence. The book Gregory Cochran recommends is"Tthe Princeton Companion to Mathematics,” edited by Timothy Gowers. Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:26:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3262 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/08/cochran-gregory-the-10000-year-explosion-how-civilization-accelerated-human-evolution-part-one/feed/ 1 evolution Radio Curious revisits a two part conversation with Gregory Cochran, physicist, anthropologist, and co-author of the book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution,” which explores how changes in human biology have evolv... Have humans changed in the last 10,000 years?  Are we biologically the same as we have been for the past 60,000 years? Recent evidence suggests that so called civilization has promoted rapid evolutionary change in our species in the last 10,000 years. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Gregory Cochran, a physicist and anthropologist, who is the co-author of the book “The 10,000 Year Explosion – How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution”.  His book asserts that changes in human biology, lactose tolerance and resistance to malaria for example, represent human evolution accelerated by civilization. In this, the first of two Radio Curious conversations with Gregory Cochran we discuss some of these evolutions. In part two we discuss the evolution and genetic mutations of race and physiology. I spoke with Gregory Cochran from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 23, 2009 and began by asking him what biological indications exist to show an increase in human evolution in the past 10,000 years and why they occurred. The book Gregory Cochran recommends is “Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Re-Wilding of America” by Paul S. Martin Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/10/nuland-dr-sherwin-body-wisdom/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/10/nuland-dr-sherwin-body-wisdom/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:25:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3224 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/10/nuland-dr-sherwin-body-wisdom/feed/ 0 Radio Curious pays tribute to the life of Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of several books, including “How We Die,” and “The Wisdom of the Body,” with an archived conversation from 1997. Dr. Nuland died on March 3, 2014 at the age of 83. Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, our guest in this archive edition is the author of several books, including “How We Die,” and “The Wisdom of the Body.”  He died on March 3, 2014, at his home in Connecticut, at the age of 83.  Dr. Nuland and I visited, shortly after “The Wisdom of the Body” was published, in the back of a bookstore in Santa Rosa, California on May 6, 1997. In “The Wisdom of the Body,” Dr. Nuland, describes the synergistic functions of the human body and considers the brain, language, and civilization from developmental perspectives.  He reflects on children, and humankind as a whole, and explores aspects that have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In this interview, originally broadcast in May, 1997, we began with his answer to the question, what is it about the human species that has allowed us to learn so much about ourselves. The book Dr. Nuland recommended is “The Meaning of Yiddish,” by Benjamin Harshav. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:22:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3151 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/13/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-two/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious brings you part two of a two-part conversation with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a W... When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3141 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/01/07/ward-peter-a-world-without-ice-caps-part-one/feed/ 0 climate change,global warming Radio Curious brings you a two part conversation about climate change with Professor Peter D. Ward author of “The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise.  That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In this edition of Radio Curious, we bring you a two part series on global warming and sea level rise, with Peter D. Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of “The Flooded Earth:  Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps,” in which he describes expected conditions in 2050, 2300 and 2500. This series with Professor Peter D. Ward, was recorded on August 2, 2010, from his office in Seattle, Washington.  In part 1, Ward begins with a description of what will happen when the level of the sea rises. In part 2, we begin with a discussion of why, in the face of rather clear evidence, there continues to be a denial of global warming. The books Peter Ward recommends are, “An Inconvenient Truth,”  by Al Gore and  “Weather Makers,” and any other book by Tim Flannery. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:20:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2955 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2006 conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin about the relationship between music and the brain. Dr. Levitan is author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession.” The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006.    Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.  He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think.  He says that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language.  Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language.  The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. Professor Daniel Levitin's website is www.yourbrainonmusic.com The books Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends are, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 November 8, 2006 Click here to begin listening to part one. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2824 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/05/19/edelman-debra-melenlander-adina-you-too-may-be-a-naturalist/feed/ 7  Radio Curious visits with Debra Edelman, Adina Merenlender, co-authors, with Greg de Nevers of “The California Naturalist Handbook.”  You too may be a naturalist, as we find out in this interview with Deborah Edelman, holder of a Master’s Degree in ecology from the University of California at Davis, and Adina Merenlender, holder a doctorate in biology and a University of California Cooperative Extension Specialist.  Together, along with Greg de Nevers they wrote “The California Naturalist Handbook.”  This handbook is an easy to follow guide as well as a text for anyone with interest in nature. Deborah Edelman and Adina Merenlender visited the studios of Radio Curious on May 17, 2013. We began our conversation with Adina’s description of what a naturalist does. The books Deborah Edelman recommends are “Story of Stuff:  The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better,” by Annie Leonard, and “The Forest Unseen:  A Year’s Watch in Nature,” by David George Haskell. The books Adina Merenlender recommends are “The Song of the Dodo:  Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction,” by David Quammen, and “The Weather Makers:  How Man is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth,” by Tim Flannery. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-EDELMAN-MERELANDER_CA_2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=68529&version_id=75993&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:27:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2520 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities. Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/09/baden-michael-ph-d-%e2%80%94-how-did-that-person-die-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/09/baden-michael-ph-d-%e2%80%94-how-did-that-person-die-part-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:37:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2416 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/09/baden-michael-ph-d-%e2%80%94-how-did-that-person-die-part-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits part two of a 2-part conversation with Dr. Michael Baden, the Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police and author of “Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers.” Radio Curious brings you part two of an archived, 2-part conversation about death and forensics with Dr. Michael Baden, the Chief Medical Examiner for the New York State Police and author of "Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers." Click here to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:27:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2304 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/feed/ 0 primates, with Dario Maestriprieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.” We humans are a lot like the other primates on earth, but because we don’t associate with them, we often assume that our interpersonal behavior, how we make friends, work together, interact with strangers, relate to our spouse is the produce of our unique personalities and environment. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dario Maestripieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.”  He’s a professor Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Behavior Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Professor Maestripieri and I visited by phone from his office in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2012 and began with a description of the close relationship human have with other primates. The book he recommends is “Auto-Da-Fe,” by Elias Canetti. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:08:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2150 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/feed/ 2 Radio Curious discusses gene expression to recover from injury with Dr. Ernest Rossi, who suffered a stroke 9 years ago and managed his own recovery using psychosocial and and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotiona... Gene expression:  Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic.  Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000s that impaired his speech and movement.  Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics.  He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011.  I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited.  For more information visit his website: www.ernestrossi.com. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:28:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1979 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/20/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare-part-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Ken Alibek, author of, "Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it." Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. The largest and most sophisticated biological weapons program in the world, which cultivated and stockpiled anthrax virus, brucellosis, the plague and genetically altered strains of small pox, employed more than 6000 people at over 100 facilities in the former Soviet Union. For 15 years, ending in 1992, Dr. Ken Alibek, a doctor of medicine and a Ph.D. in microbiology, was the scientific leader of Bio-Preparat, the civilian branch of that secret biological weapons program, masquerading as a pharmaceutical company. In 1992, Dr. Alibek defected to the United States. Several years later, he wrote “Bio-Hazard,” a book detailing the development of biological weapons, the horrors of his former life and why he chose to defect. This is a two-part program with Dr. Ken Alibek, recorded in 1999. In part two, Dr. Ken Alibek discusses the morality of biological warfare. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends “Prevent,” by Richard Preston & “Vector,” by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 & May 18, 1999 Click here to listen to part 2 of the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part 1. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54502&version_id=60948&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:19:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/07/04/caldicott-dr-helen-a-nuclear-catastrophe-never-seen-before-2/feed/ 1 Dr. Helen Caldicott, a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, discusses the nuclear disasters in Japan. Dr. Helen Caldicott describes how the nuclear disasters that began in Japan on March 11, 2011, with the massive 9.0 point earthquake and resulting tsunami, present catastrophes the likes of which human kind has never seen before.  We discuss what happened, the medical and health consequences around the world, why public information has not been forthcoming, and what can be done to protect ourselves.  In response to the question, what can be done to prevent similar disasters in the future, Dr. Caldicott’s suggested action is somewhat reminiscent of the 1960s civil right’s movement in the United States. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1938, Dr. Caldicott received her medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1961, she was a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and has devoted the last 35 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and what she believes are necessary changes in human behavior. Our conversation, recorded by phone from her home in southeast Australia on June 26, 2011, begins with her explanation of what occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power plants in Japan after the March, 2011 earthquake. The books Helen Caldicott recommends are “On The Beach,” by Nevil Shute, and her book, “Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer.” Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/52883/59202/73372/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CALDICOTT_HELEN_INTERVIEW_BV.2_6-26-11.mp3) to listen. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52883&version_id=59202&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/18/sanford-elberg-ph-d-%e2%80%93-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us-memorial-to-a-scientist/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/18/sanford-elberg-ph-d-%e2%80%93-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us-memorial-to-a-scientist/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:18:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1744 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/04/18/sanford-elberg-ph-d-%e2%80%93-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us-memorial-to-a-scientist/feed/ 1 Microbiology, what it is and how it benefits society is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is the late Dr. Sanford Elberg, a retired professor of microbiology and bacteriology and later the Dean of the Graduate School at the Universi... Microbiology, what it is and how it benefits society is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is the late Dr. Sanford Elberg, a retired professor of microbiology and bacteriology and later the Dean of the Graduate School at the University of California at Berkeley.   He died April 8th, 2011. One of his scientific successes was the development of a vaccine for brucellosis, a disease in farm animals causing the female to abort early in pregnancy. This interview with Professor Elberg, who received a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1930, was recorded at his home in Mendocino County, California in March 1998. Dr. Elberg begins with a definition of microbiology and bacteriology. Sanford Elberg recommends, “The Plague Tales,” by Ann Benson. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 2006 Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=51112&version_id=57296&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:41:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1709 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Louann Brizendine, neuropsychiatrist and author of 2 books, "The Female Brain," and, "The Male Brain." She discusses what differentiates the two. Have you ever been curious about the difference between the male brain and the female brain?  Well I have, for a long time.  This week Radio Curious speaks with neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco.  In 2006 she wrote a book called, “The Female Brain,” and in 2010 she wrote “The Male Brain,”--very different books about very different genders of our human species. The interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine was recorded March 21st, 2011. The book she recommends is “The Emperor of All Maladies,” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=50547&version_id=56691&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:07:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1239 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/08/02/wells-spencer-the-unforseen-cost-of-civilization/feed/ 0  - In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book,  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,” published n 2010.  Our interview is a follow-up to a 2004 conversation about his book, "The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey," in which Wells traces our routes as small bands of hunter-gatherers when our ancestors walked out of Africa approximately 60,000 years ago and began populating the world.  Our 2004 interview may be found here (http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/). “Pandora’s Seed” tells the story of what we humans, with our hunter-gatherer biological construct have created in the past 10,000 years. These multiple live style changes have produced what we call “civilization,” with systems and mechanisms that will not allow us to continue the life-styles to are emulated by many people world-wide, and exploited by those who have access to them. In other words we can’t last much longer doing what we are doing without radically reducing the way we all live, if not outright killing our species. Spencer Well is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where he leads the Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the wold in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the world.   He is also a professor a Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In this interview with Spencer Wells, recorded on July 19, 2010, we began by describing the changes necessary for our species survival. The book Spencer Wells recommends is “The Histories," by Herodotus, the 5th century B.C. Greek historian. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/44618/50309/65742/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WELLS_SPENCER.2_1_CA_7-19-10.mp3) to begin listening. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=44618&version_id=50309&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1185 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/feed/ 0 Part One - How do we make the big decisions in our lives?  Who to vote for—or who to choose as a life mate or form an opinion about politics or war?  Most of us are certain we consciously evaluate these decisions.  But, we may be fooling ourselves, Part One How do we make the big decisions in our lives?  Who to vote for—or who to choose as a life mate or form an opinion about politics or war?  Most of us are certain we consciously evaluate these decisions.  But, we may be fooling ourselves, if not being fooled by others.  Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives,” encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities.  In this, the first of two conversations with Shankar Vedantam, we explore the unconscious mind, how we rely upon it and how it is can be manipulated by advertising  and our anecdotal experiences.  These interviews with Shankar Vedantam were recorded on May 17, 2010 by phone from his home in Massachusetts.  We began with his description of the “hidden brain.”  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. The book Shankar Vedantam recommends is “A House For Mr. Biswas” by V.S.Naipaul. Click here to begin listening to part one Click here to download the podcast to part one (http://radiocurious.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-06-08T11_57_33-07_00.mp3) Part Two Not too long before the pseudo religious organization known as “The People’s Temple moved to the remote jungles of Guyana in the northeast corner of South America where over 900 people killed themselves at the direction of Jim Jones in 1978, they were based in Redwood Valley, California, about 10 miles from Ukiah, the home of Radio Curious.   In this, the second Radio Curious conversation with Shankar Vedantam author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives,” we explore what compelled these people to kill themselves. We’ll examine what compels suicide bombers of the early 21st century to take their own lives and those of others? And are we, in fact, all susceptible to these ideas? The conversation with Shankar Vedamtam, recorded from his home in Massachusetts on May 17, 2010, began when I asked him to explain the attraction of cults, who are drawn to them, and why.  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. This interview was recorded on May 17th, 2010. The book Shankar Vedantam recommends is “Heart Of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. Click here to begin listening to part two Click here to download the podcast of part two (http://radiocurious.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-06-08T15_08_50-07_00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:18:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1092 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/feed/ 0 For millennia when couples were not able to conceive and bear their own children their options were somewhat limited, and not at all available if the complication was on the females parts.  And, these matters still are not much discussed even among the... For millennia when couples were not able to conceive and bear their own children their options were somewhat limited, and not at all available if the complication was on the females parts.  And, these matters still are not much discussed even among the couples themselves.  However in the past decades medical science has developed in vitro fertilization which can accommodate the egg for the intended mother, or from another woman, and the sperm from the intended father, or from another man, depending on what is needed. The fertilized egg can then be placed into a ‘surrogate’ mother who can take the pregnancy to term and deliver the baby for the parents. The many issues surrounding surrogacy form the conversation in this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Dr. Katie Dow, who has studied issues of surrogate parenthood in preparation of her doctorial dissertation in anthropology at the London School of Economics. Katie Dow joined us in the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, California on March 8th, 2010, and began by explaining what constitutes surrogacy. The book Katie Dow recommends is “A Meaningful Life,” by L.J. Davis. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/41064/46486/63209/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-dow,_katie_3-8-10_hb_mono.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=41064&version_id=46486&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:52:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1082 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/23/raffles-hugh-insects-galore/feed/ 0 Insects and the world we humans share with them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is anthropologist Hugh Raffles, the author of “Insectopedia,” an exploration of some of the most beautiful creatures in the world, Insects and the world we humans share with them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is anthropologist Hugh Raffles, the author of “Insectopedia,” an exploration of some of the most beautiful creatures in the world, or depending on one’s personal and cultural perspective, some of the most scary. I spoke with Hugh Raffles by phone from his home in New York City, on March 22, 2010, and began by asking him, “What is an insect.” The books Hugh Raffles recommends are both by Roberto Bolano: “The Savage Detectives,” and “2666.” Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/40904/46485/63208/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-raffles,_hugh_3-22-10_hb__wvhr_2.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=40904&version_id=46485&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=973 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:21:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=918 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=888 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/11/30/clement-brian-r-phd-do-we-really-need-dietary-supplements/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:42:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=680 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/09/15/crane-susan-why-she-pours-her-blood-on-nuclear-weapons/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:42:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=670 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:01:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=664 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/21/dutton-denis-the-evolution-of-the-arts/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/21/dutton-denis-the-evolution-of-the-arts/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:11:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=627 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/21/dutton-denis-the-evolution-of-the-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:11:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=611 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/07/sloan-dr-mark-why-do-gorillas-have-it-so-easy/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/23/cochran-gregory-accelerated-evolution/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/23/cochran-gregory-accelerated-evolution/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:31:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=620 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/23/cochran-gregory-accelerated-evolution/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:43:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2009/02/17/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/?p=312 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/09/wolbach-dean-what-is-in-the-air-we-breathe/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:37:06 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:46:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/11/mcvicar-gregg-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/11/mcvicar-gregg-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=552 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/11/mcvicar-gregg-bringing-sound-to-our-ears/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:09:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:21:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/roach-mary-human-sexuality-a-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/roach-mary-human-sexuality-a-conversation/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:07:57 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/roach-mary-human-sexuality-a-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/roach-mary-human-sexuality-a-conversation/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:37:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/ira-flatow-science-changes/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/09/05/ira-flatow-science-changes/feed/ 0 The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises in his new book, “Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.”  I think that after thirty-five years as a science journalist, Ira Flatow has seen enough to know unexpected changes are in order. He refers to that at the close of the introduction to his book and writes, “After watching science do its thing for a while, you realize knowledge is really a moving target. What we know today will probably be wrong tomorrow. And science is that tool for discovery. When science tells us something, chances are that it will tell us something different a few years from now.” And that's where Ira Flatow and I began our conversation, which was originally broadcast September 5, 2007. His website is www.iraflatow.com (http://www.iraflatow.com/) and the book he recommends is “The World Without Us,” by Alan Weisman. Click here (http://radio4all.net/responder.php/download/24566/28683/42626/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070905-FLATOW_INTERVIEW_9-4-07.mp3) to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/01/keen-andrew-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/01/keen-andrew-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:41:18 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=635 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/06/01/keen-andrew-does-the-internet-really-kill-culture/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:57:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/feed/ 0 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. “I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending with their Body Language,” by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, describes methods of understanding what people really mean and how to gain insight to their background by watching their physical behavior. Hartley, a former Army interrogator details how to review with an open mind what you see, evaluate to know what is relevant, analyze to identify voluntary versus involuntary movements and then decide or draw a conclusion based on what you observe. Gregory Hartley recommends “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” by Dr. Robert D. Hare.. Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070414-HARTLEY_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:03:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/03/21/stephen-most-the-klamath-river/feed/ 0 River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon. River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Klamath River and it tributaries in the northwest corner of California and the coast of southern Oregon.  Many people finding an abundance of food, have stayed. The main source of their food was salmon. The power of the myth of the salmon may derive from the fact that wild salmon spread out across the Pacific Northwest about the same time that human beings did, at the end of the last Ice Age. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Steve Most, author of “River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin,” a book that tells the story of the history of the Klamath River and the people who have continuously lived there for the past 12,000 years. Steve Most is a playwright and documentary storyteller. Among many other works, he wrote the texts of the audio voices and videos for the permanent exhibit of the Washington State History Museum. In this interview recorded in mid-March 2007, I spoke with Steve Most from his home in Berkeley, California. We began our conversation when I asked him to give a perspective of the geological and human aspects of the Klamath River and its place in history. Stephen Most recommends the "Essays and Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson." Originally Broadcast: March 21, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070331-MOST_WEB__INTERVIEW_3-16-07.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:15:44 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/feed/ 0 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com (http://www.yourbrainonmusic.com/) Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe," by Katrina Firlik, and, "The Human Stain," by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 November 8, 2006 Click here to begin listening to Part One. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20061105-LEVITIN_INTERVIEW___1_10-22-60.mp3) Click here to begin listening to Part Two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-2-20061105-LEVITIN_INTERVIEW___2_10-22-60.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:30:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/feed/ 0 The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are ac... The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it's greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity. Gene Cohen recommends, "Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson," by Mitch Albom. Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060402-GENE_COHEN_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/30/sanford-elberg-phd-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/30/sanford-elberg-phd-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:34:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/sanford-elberg-phd-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/30/sanford-elberg-phd-microbiology-and-what-it-does-for-us/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:36:12 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/feed/ 0 Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior Do animals think? The book, “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin, gives us some clues. Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior Do animals think? The book, “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin, gives us some clues. Temple Grandin is a person with autism who teaches animal science at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Autistic people can often think the way animals think, putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate, “animal talk.” Grandin explores the world of animals - their pain, fear, aggression, relationships and communication. When I spoke with Professor Grandin from her office in Ft. Collins, Colorado, we began with her definition of autism. Temple Grandin recommends, “Our Inner Ape,” by Frans De Waal. Recorded March 21, 2006 (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060326-GRANDIN_INTERVIEW.mp3)Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/17302/20199/29748/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060326-GRANDIN_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/07/jack-cassell-md-urology-good-and-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/07/jack-cassell-md-urology-good-and-bad/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:42:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/jack-cassell-md-urology-good-and-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/02/07/jack-cassell-md-urology-good-and-bad/feed/ 0 Better Living Through Urology Urinary tract diseases and their symptoms can affect all of us, men and women alike, whether we know it or not. Sometimes we don’t know it until it is too late. More people die each year from prostate cancer than from bre... Better Living Through Urology Urinary tract diseases and their symptoms can affect all of us, men and women alike, whether we know it or not. Sometimes we don’t know it until it is too late. More people die each year from prostate cancer than from breast cancer or colon cancer. So, education and prevention is perhaps our best medicine.  Dr. Jack Cassell, a Florida urologist, and author of, “Better Living Through Urology: 21st Century Solutions to Age-Old Problems,” discusses care of the urinary tract for men and women and how to avoid discomfort and disease that could be fatal. In this interview we visit with Dr. Cassell from his office in Florida and begin with his description of what urine is. www.blturology.com Jack Cassell recommends, "Human Sexual Response," by William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson. Originally Broadcast: February 7, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060205-CASSELL__JACK_interview.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:33:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051127-JOHN_DARNTON.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:43:34 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/07/19/fred-watson-what-a-telescope-reveals/feed/ 0 Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures in the scientific world. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dr. Fred Watson, the Astronomer-in-Charge of the Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Watson’s book, “Stargazer, the Life and Times of the Telescope,” reveals the science and technology behind the telescope and its impact in unveiling the mysteries of the universe, and concludes with a fictional epilogue in the year 2108. This epilogue looks back 48 years at the object, one kilometer in diameter, that had a 99.9% probability of impacting the earth in April 2060 and how it was diverted. Dr. Watson was in his office in New South Wales, Austrailia, when this interview was recorded and begins by explaining the importance of the epilogue. www.aao.gov.au/local/www/fgw Fred Watson recommends "The Transit of Venus," by Peter Autin. Originally Broadcast: July 19, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-WATSON__FRED.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:09:14 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/01/04/glenn-mcgourty-the-slow-food-movement/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:16:15 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/01/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/01/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:42:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/01/bryan-sykes-the-y-chromosome-may-disappear/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:44:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/04/25/deborah-koons-garcia-the-future-of-food/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/03/09/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/03/09/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:47:59 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/03/09/dr-abraham-morgantaler-viagra-is-it-for-you/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:36:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:40:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/10/spencer-wells-the-peopling-of-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:41:26 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:49:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/10/07/lester-r-brown-the-earth-and-economy-in-crisis/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/12/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/12/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:07:25 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/12/steve-jones-tracing-the-y-chromosome/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:16:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/feed/ 0 Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. In this edition of Radio Curious, originally broadcast in August of 2003, we visit with Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University and the co-director of the Yale justify for the Study of Learning and Attention. She discusses early diagnosis of dyslexia in young children, older children, and in adults, and what can be done to assist people who suffer from this disability. In her book, “Overcoming Dyslexia,” Dr. Shaywitz describes how current research, including new brain imaging studies, are uncovering the mechanics underlying this problem, and have led to effective treatments. Dr. Sally Shaywitz recommends "Emperor of Ocean Park," by Stephen Carter & "Samaritan," by Richard Price. Originally Broadcast: August 5, 2003 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060418-SHAYWITZ__Sally_5-14-03.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:19:01 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/07/23/joshua-tickell-biodiesel-an-oil-less-fuel/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:26:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/25/dr-joao-magueijo-was-einstein-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:30:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=10889&version_id=72124&version=2) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/31/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/31/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2002 07:36:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/31/dr-harvey-simon-healthy-men/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/09/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/09/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2002 07:55:23 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/10/09/dr-frank-vertosick-evolutionary-intelligence/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/14/douglas-starr-blood-a-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/14/douglas-starr-blood-a-history/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2002 07:59:37 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/douglas-starr-blood-a-history/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/14/douglas-starr-blood-a-history/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/01/29/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/01/29/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:47:09 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/01/29/dr-michael-baden-how-did-that-person-die/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/10/31/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/10/31/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:14:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/10/31/glenn-langer-enhancing-education-and-heart-disease/feed/ 0 Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment In this two-part series with Dr. Glenn Langer, former Professor of Medicine, specializing in Cardiology, Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment In this two-part series with Dr. Glenn Langer, former Professor of Medicine, specializing in Cardiology, at UCLA we discuss the Partnership Scholars Program and heart disease. In the first interview Dr. Langer describes the Partnership Scholars Program and how attention and exposure to new ideas can create a whole new world for children, whose life experiences might otherwise be forever limited. In the second program, we discuss folklore, literature, psychology as they relate to cardiology and the heart. Dr. Langer is the author of “Understanding Disease, How Your Heart, Lungs, Blood, and Blood Vessels Function and Respond to Treatment,” a book attempting to demystify medicine. Both parts of this program were originally broadcast in October of 2000. Glenn Langer recommends “Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea,” by Gary Kinder and “Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography,” by Marion Meade. Originally Broadcast: October 24, 2000 and October 31, 2000 Click here to begin listening to part one. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060802-Langer__1_10-24-00.mp3) Click here to begin listening to part two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060802-Langer__2_10-31-00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/#comments Tue, 16 May 2000 18:21:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/feed/ 0 Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated The Origin of the Species,” written by Charles Darwin, after his trip to the Galapagos Islands off of the northwest coast of South America, approximately 150 years ago, fundamentally changed, Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated The Origin of the Species,” written by Charles Darwin, after his trip to the Galapagos Islands off of the northwest coast of South America, approximately 150 years ago, fundamentally changed, the understandings of how our species came to be. Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College in London, England, has written a sequel to Darwin’s book called “Darwin’s Ghost, the Origin of the Species Updated. Steve Jones recommends “The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation,” by Mark Kurlansky and "The Book of Pi," author unkown. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2000 May 16, 2000 Click here to begin listening to Part One. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070713-Jones__Steve__part_1_May_9__2000.mp3) Click here to begin listening to Part Two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070713-Jones__Steve_May_16__2000_Part_2.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 1999 18:46:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/10/03/gilbert-van-dykhuisen-sea-life-mysteries-explained/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/#comments Wed, 26 May 1999 18:48:27 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/26/jonathan-weiner-genetic-control/feed/ 0 Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior How much of our personalities are truly within our control? What is currently known about how the genes we inherit affect our behavior? The science that studies these questions is now called molecular biology. Looking at life from the genes up, molecular biology has given us insight into the hard links between genes and behavior. Seymour Benzer, a pioneer scientist who studied the genetics of fruit flies, is the hero of a book called “Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior," by Jonathan Weiner. Weiner, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1995 for his work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands, provides a current analysis of Benzer’s genetic studies and raises questions about molecular biology the 21st century. Jonathan Weiner recommends “The Missing Moment,” by Robert Pollack. Originally Broadcast: May 26, 1999 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060713-_275_Weiner__Jonathan__5-26-99.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/08/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/08/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare/#comments Sat, 08 May 1999 18:49:51 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/05/08/dr-ken-alibek-soviet-germ-warfare/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Ken Alibeck, author of the true story, "Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World — Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it." Bio-Hazard: The Chilling Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World -- Told From Inside by the Man Who Ran it Biological warfare is the use of weapons that cause death by disease. The largest and most sophisticated biological weapons program in the world, which cultivated and stockpiled anthrax virus, brucellosis, the plague and genetically altered strains of small pox, employed more than 6000 people at over 100 facilities in the former Soviet Union. For 15 years, ending in 1992, Dr. Ken Alibek, a doctor of medicine and a Ph.D. in microbiology, was the scientific leader of Bio-Preparat, the civilian branch of that secret biological weapons program, masquerading as a pharmaceutical company. In 1992, Dr. Alibek defected to the United States. Several years later, he wrote “Bio-Hazard,” a book detailing the development of biological weapons, the horrors of his former life and why he chose to defect. This is a two-part program with Dr. Ken Alibek, recorded in 1999. Dr. Ken Alibek recommends "Prevent," by Richard Preston & "Vector," by Robin Cook. Originally Broadcast: May 11, 1999 & May 18, 1999 Click here to listen to Part 1 or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54380&version_id=60810&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:35:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/11/27/elliott-norse-trawling-the-ocean-floor/feed/ 0 Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, believes that this radical reduction in the size and number of the world’s fishes comes not only from over fishing, the catching of fish at a faster rate than they can breed, but also from bottom trawling. Dr. Norse writes that bottom trawling crushes, buries, and exposes marine creatures like lobsters, crustaceans, clams, corals and sponges that live on or in the seabed, damaging or killing them. In August of 1999, Dr. Norse visited with Radio Curious to discuss the effects of bottom trawling, how and where it’s done, and some of the concerns and causes of global warming and the effects it has on the oceans. Elliott Norse recommends “The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction” by David Quammen. Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1998 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060719-NORSE__ELLIOTT_8-10-99.doc.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 1998 19:45:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/09/04/dr-ron-epstein-genetically-modified-food-part-two/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/#comments Wed, 21 May 1997 20:42:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/05/21/sherwin-nuland-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/feed/ 0 The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, I discussed these issues with Sherwin Nuland, a professor of Medical History at Yale University Medical School and author of many books, including Wisdom of the Body. Sherwin Nuland recommends “The Meaning of Yiddish,” by Benjamin Harshav. Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060712-NULAND__SHERWIN_5-6-97.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 1997 22:18:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/02/05/marc-lappe-roadside-spraying-for-better-or-worse/feed/ 0 Break Out Spraying of herbicides to kill weeds and/or plants that are considered by some to be pests is a phenomenon of the 20th century. These sprays, in many cases, pollute the water we use in our homes; they destroy and sometimes permanently alter... Break Out Spraying of herbicides to kill weeds and/or plants that are considered by some to be pests is a phenomenon of the 20th century. These sprays, in many cases, pollute the water we use in our homes; they destroy and sometimes permanently alter not only the growth cycle of what we are intending to kill, but also other plants, animals, and sometimes people. Dr. Marc Lappe was a widely recognized Ph.D. toxicologist who has studied the effects of the use of the sprays. He was the founder and a director of The justify for Ethics and Toxics, located in Gualala, California. He was also the former director of the California State Hazard Evaluation System. He’s been a fellow at the Hastings justify for the Study of Bioethics in New York, published 112 articles and eleven books on the subject of toxicology. Dr. Marc Lappe died in May, 2005. www.cetos.org Marc Lappe recommends "Break Out, " by Dr. Marc Lappe. Originally Broadcast: February 5, 1997 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050723-Lappe__Marc__2-5-97.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 1995 22:47:19 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/04/01/dr-donald-perry-a-ride-through-a-rain-forest-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 1993 22:55:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/29/judi-bari-conversation-with-judi-bari/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 1993 23:07:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/07/prof-alberto-kattan-argentinan-environmental-issues-in-1993/feed/ 0 The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Argentina, is my guest on this archive edition of Radio Curious. In our conversation originally broadcast in March 1993, we discussed the future of the penguins that he was and endeavoring to protect, dolphins, the use of 245T, and problems with the tobacco industry in Argentina. Originally Broadcast: March 7, 1993 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060731-Kattan__Alberto_3-7-93.mp3) LeGov clean