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. (Originally aired on The Best of Our Knowledge show #1172.)
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) The Astrobiology Series returns with the discussion of the importance of water in the solar system and to the origins of life. 2) An Academic Minute segment explores why humidity makes it harder to keep drinks cold.
1) Joe Donahue speaks with Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen about their book, "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business." 2) An Academic Minute segment about wearable technology that assists researchers studying people with autism.
1) Dave Lucas reports on New York's Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) in the final segment of a five-part series on bullying. 2) Judith Warner discusses overmedication of children in her book, "We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication." 3) An Academic Minute segment exploring the higher education gender gap.
1) Joe Donahue speaks with art critic Jonathan Jones about his book, "The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance." 2) An Academic Minute segment on Dr. Who.
1) Patrick Donges reports the fourth part of a five-part series on bullying. 2) An NIH study says scientists can predict psychological illness in up to 80% of high-risk youth. 3) Students at the University at Albany, State University New York, were caught in an academic cheating scandal. 4) An Academic Minute segment about altruistic behavior.