1) Professor Blair Hedges of Pennsylvania State University discusses the discovery of new species of bacteria that can live at high temperatures. 2) An Academic Minute segment about conditions in which organisms break the carbon cycle.
1) Pat Bradley reports the first of a five-part series on bullying. 2) Dr. Karl Pillemer of Cornell University talks about the Marriage Advice Project which collects hundreds of stories and lessons from elders about love and marriage. 3) Stories from the Field, a project by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, profiles Mary Shultz, professor of chemistry at Tufts University. 4) An Academic Minute segment about the physics behind the Slinky.
1) Ben Yagoda, author of the book, "How to Not Write Bad," talks about bogus grammar rules and the state of writing. 2) An Academic Minute segment on the causes of language development.
1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) doctoral student Ming Ma, winner of the Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize, developed a new method to manufacture light-emitting diodes (LEDs). 2) Dr. Mitchell Scott discusses a decline in pathologists and the need to recruit new laboratory employees as this generation's lab directors retire. 3) An academic minute segment on regenerative capabilities of anoles lizards.
1) A report on a virtual school closing in Massachusetts. 2) The Too Much Information (TMI) project in the New York Hudson Valley teaches diverse populations to create and perform their life story. 3) Academic Minute explores the memorability of micro-blogs like Facebook and Twitter.
1) Professor Lawrence A. Blum talks about a class he teaches on race. Blum is the author of, "High Schools, Race, and America's Future What Students Can Teach Us about Morality, Diversity, and Community." 2) Academic Minute explores the evolution of skin color. (Re-aired on The Best of Our Knowledge show #1189.)
1) The Astrobiology Series returns with students of the Exxon/Mobile, Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, and their quest to find life on one of Saturn's moons. 2) An Academic Minute segment explores the link between wind and ocean currents.
1) A review of early childhood education proposals in the President's State of the Union address. 2) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes to expand pre-kindergarten programs. 3) Dan Wakefield speaks about his new book, "Kurt Vonnegut: Letters," a collection of correspondences with Kurt Vonnegut.
1) A feature on non-traditional students and community colleges. 2) An Academic Minute segment on a new study that says dogs identify objects by size and texture.
1) Author Ken Davis talks about his nonfiction book series, "Don't Know Much About " The latest title features the presidents of the United States. 2) An Academic Minute segment on the effectiveness of negative political ads.
