Join host Margaret King Ahmed and special guests who will have another important discussion about issues relating to our children, the parents, and the local schools.
A variety of challenging topics from the best of the Internet podcasts: EarthSky 22--Mars 2012!, Philosphy Bites--David Eagleman on Morality and the Brain, Philosophy Bites--Philip Schofield on Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism, and Freakonomics Radio--"It's Not the President, Stupid" [No one is 'commander in chief' of the U.S. economy.]
Two challenging podcasts are selected for this week: (1) "How Biased Is Your Media?" from Freakonomics Radio (Stephen J. Dubner)--When it comes to politics and media, the left argues that the right is more biased than the left while the right argues that the left is more biased than the right. Who’s right?.
In this world of constant "social media," what about an individual's Right to Privacy?--the topic for today's episode of "Philosophy Talk," hosted by philosophy professors from Sanford University. Also, Stephen Dubner again challenges our assumptions about the world in a mini-episode of "Freakonomics Radio"--Does This Recession Make me Look Fat? (Can't listen at this time?
Here are TWO each of episodes of "EarthSky," recent science news and interviews, and "TED Talks," when the best people of the world share their ideas on how to solve the world's biggest problems: (1) EarthSky22--solar storms and supernovas, (2) EarthSky8--Sukanya Chakrabarti maps dark matter, (3) TED--Shawn Achor gives "The happy secret to better work," and (4) TED--Peter van Uhm on "Why I chose a gun."
The latest news summaries in the weekly podcasts from The Sierra Club, the largest environmental organization, and The Planetary Society, the space science and exploration organization begun by Carl Sagan, among others.
Two women with very close ties to Martin Luther King Jr. reflect on how King developed into one of the great moral and political philosophers of the 20th century and how his philosophies might still guide the world through troubled times today. Dr. Dorothy Cotton was the highest ranking female in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by Dr. King. From 1960 to 1972 Dr. Cotton was the educational director for SCLC and worked very closely with Dr. King. The late Yolanda King was the eldest daughter of Dr. King. (from Peace Talks Radio)
The latest weekly news episode (12-31-12) from the number one environmental lobbyist non-profit is followed by a short Freakonomics comment, "Why is American food so bad?" Then EarthSky22 ("Science and music from Austin, TX") contemplates the origin and future of life--all in 22 minutes! Finally, in the TED Talks series, Graham Hill explores how to have less stuff AND more happiness.
From Public Radio International: "Season's Griot 2011," a Kwanzaa celebration focusing this year on PEACE. ["Parent Connection" with host Margaret King Ahmed will return to this slot on the 4th Monday in January, 2012.]
The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Environmental Interpretive Center is featured, as an ideal real-world science resource for students and their parents. Guests are: David Susko, Director of EIC, and Julie Craves, Supervisor of Avian Research at Rouge River Bird Observatory. Host: Margaret King Ahmed.
This week we feature (1) TED Talks: Charlie Todd on the shared experience of absurdity [sorry, originally a VIDEO presentation--just listen carefully and IMAGINE], (2) MonsterTalk: Paranormality (Psychic Dogs, Ghosts, & Silly Voices): an interview with Richard Wiseman, and (3) a short Freakonomics [Stephen J. Dubner] report on "Unnatural Turkeys." Happy Thanksgiving!
ES22: Coral reefs and new tunes! ES8: George Whitesides, "The world we live in is chemistry." Sierra Club Radio: The book "Nukespeak" discussed, how to green your office, and the "red tide" in Florida.
PHILOSOPHY TALKS, from two Stanford U. professors, today discusses the nature and proper use of Wisdom, while on PHILOSOPHY BITES, a British podcast of one interview per episode with a noted philosopher on one topic (ergo "bite-sized'), today features Dan Sperber on the strangeness--and necessity--of what is called Reason.
In this hour of Freakonomics Radio, we’ll dream of the day when bad predictors pay – when the accuracy rate of pundits appear next to their faces on TV, when the weatherman who botches the 5-day forecast by 20 degrees has to make his next appearance soaking wet. We’ll also look at the deep roots of divining what tomorrow brings, from the invention of religion to new understandings of how we make decisions about the future.
EarthSky22--"Richard Feynman is still awesome"; EarthSky8--"Joseph DeSimone on being an inventor"; and Planetary Radio--"Ending the World with a Song at Dragon Con." All science, always provocative!
"Skepticality" is a frequent podcast produced by The Skeptics Society, founded by professor and author Michael Schermer. Fear is a complex and a mysterious force that can, at times, sabotage our ability to think clearly, drive us to blind panic, or give us seemingly superhuman speed, strength, and powers of perception.
There are more than twice as many suicides as murders in the U.S., but suicide attracts far less scrutiny. This current episode of Freakonomics Radio, hosted by bestselling author Stephen J. Dubner, writing "Freakonomics" with Steven D. Levitt, digs through the numbers and finds all kinds of surprises, supported by psychology professor David Lester, considered to be "the dean of suicide studies."
"Philosophy Talk: Health Care--Right or Privilege?" What is it? Do we have a right to healthcare, and to good high quality healthcare, in any precise and defensible sense? Or is the "right to healthcare" just a nice way to say it would be very nice if everyone had healthcare? Ken and John take a philosophical lens to the alleged right to healthcare and health insurance with Laurence Baker from the Center for Health Policy at Stanford University.