Saturday, July 4, 2009
America, The Rewrite
A conversation with Tony Horwitz, author of the book “A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering The New World.”
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now, July 2nd. Host: Robin Young.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Crime And Punishment
A grieving father’s crusade to return the death penalty to his state in the wake of his son's murder leads him instead to become an ardent death penalty opponent.
Audio: WBUR, Boston Reporter: Deborah Becker.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Does Language Shape the Way We Think?
Dr. Lera Boroditsky is an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University and has studied a number of languages around the world to see how grammatical structure affects what different cultures consider important. Her essay on language and perception appears in the new book “What’s Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science.”
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young.
No, the other Mono
Mono, the band, makes full stereo orchestral rock guitar music. Founder Takaakira Goto talks about "Hymn to the Immortal Wind."
Audio: Echoes, An Ambient Music Program on Public Radio.
This is Your Brain on Dough
Trying to understand the way the human mind thinks (or doesn't think) about economic decisions, producer Jim Lebans talks about the science of "neuroeconomics."
Audio: CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks June 27th. Host: Bob McDonald.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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