1) A Red Cross volunteer visits Newtown, CT the day after the school shooting. 2) A group of inmates in Richmond, California prison participate in efforts to deter kids from crime and toward education. 3) A report on this year's (2012-2013) flu season. 4) An Academic Minute segment on how mathematics allows researchers to study epidemic patterns.
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) The Google Doodle contest provides students with a chance to win a scholarship for school. 2) Academic professionals at the University of Illinois in Chicago talk about how budget cuts have affected their life and careers. 3) A report on training simulations sessions for emergency room personnel. 4) An Academic Minute segment on developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in small children.
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.
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) A report on student authors participating in an astrobiology short story contest, sponsored by NASA's Astrobiology Institute (NAI). 2) An Academic Minute segment on the evolving composition of the early atmosphere and oceans.
1) A report on the growth of virtual schools and preparation measures in Massachusetts. 2) Hilary Smith talks about her bipolar disorder and her book, "Welcome to the Jungle." 3) A report on a Mexican music school in California. 4) An Academic Minute segment about banjos.
Host Bob Barrett reexamines stories from the past year (2012). 1) A school in Brooklyn uses applied behavioral analysis to help teach children with autism. 2) Teachers find challenges trying to advance their career in the current political and economic climate. 3) A computer goes from games shows to clinical labs.
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) Harvard Professor Meira Levinson, author of the book, "No Citizen Left Behind," discusses civics education and the achievement gap. 2) Agricultural student group, 4H, is incorporating more science and technology aspects, including robotics, into their programs to attract urban youth. 3) An Academic Minute segment about human memory.
1) A school system in New Jersey is closing the achievement gap using proven methods like quality early education strategies. 2) A commentary on fun and storytelling. 3) A profile of an instrument repairman for a school system. 3) An Academic Minute segment on how nature records climate change in the Hudson River Valley.
1) Chris Arp, coauthor of the book, "Up Your Score ACT," talks about the differences between the SAT and ACT and shares tips for test taking happiness. 2) A high school senior confronts the SAT. 3) A Georgetown University study on race and college admission. 4) An Academic Minute segment about gender discrimination at conception in patriarchal cultures and societies.
1) John Sack and Nader Rifai discuss the state of scientific information sharing in the digital age and the slow evolution of scientific journals. 2) Yovel Badash, author of the book, "No Child Held Back," speaks about the state of summer school and education standards. 3) Audrey Summers comments on the freedom of summer. 4) An Academic Minute segment on weeds and butterflies.
1) The Astrobiology Series returns with Dr. Laurie Leshin former NASA scientist and Dean of the School of Science and Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She talks about female scientists and her long distance search for life on Mars. 2) An Academic Minute segment on a new species of arapaima, a giant freshwater fish discovered in Brazil.
1) Champlain College in Burlington, VT now mandates courses in financial literacy for all students. 2) An Academic Minute segment on finding financial sense in the cost of health care in the US.
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) 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) 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.
