Explorations
November 2005
Week of November 29 - December 5
The topic today: Environmental Collapse. What happens when the oil runs out, what happens when the atmosphere begins to overheat, what happens when all Hell breaks loose?
The two guests today are presented inpreviously recorded interviews.
GUESTS: Richard Heinberg,the author of the exciting but sobering book, Power Down, and Erik Assadourian of the WorldWatch Institute, provide vital environmental information.
Archive #PZ0654.09
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Week of November 15 - November 21
The focus today is the attacks on the theory of Evolution and the theory of the "Big Bang" origin of the universe.
Dover Pennsylvania's entire eight member schoolboard was voted out of office for attemting to push "intelligent design" into the classroom. Scientists don't believe that "interlligent design" is science. Religious fundamentalists go on the attack. Pat Robertson says that God will smite down the people of Dover.
The second half of the program is a recorded discussion with Dr. Kaku and community college students on the topic of Dr. Kaku's book, Parallel Worlds.
GUESTS: Simon Singh, a journalist, physicist, and the author of Big Bang, discusses the origin of the universe.
Archive #PZ0654.07
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Week of November 1 - November 7
This program contains previously broadcast material.
GUESTS: Gretchen Reynolds, writer for the New York Times, assesses the global danger posed by bird flu.
Thomas Mast, author of Over a Barrel, claims we will soon begin running out of oil, with disastrous consequences.
Archive #PZ0654.05
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