So, there’s a serious proposal on the table. Should we genetically engineer disease-carrying species of mosquitoes out of existence? The technology exists and some pretty prominent scientists think we should.
Let’s check in with Sonia Shah. She’s a science journalist who writes about pandemics and pathogens and the social history of disease. She wrote one of the best histories of malaria – a book called “The Fever”, and she has a pretty different perspective on the kill or be killed debate.
Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation and a pro-choice advocate who believes it’s time to reframe the whole abortion debate. As she points out in her new book, “Pro” – an American woman today may have a legal right to an abortion…. But that doesn’t mean she can get one.
Paul Miller is the unofficial spokesman for remix culture in his persona as DJ Spooky.
Got World Cup fever? Here's Roger Kittleson on how Brazilian politics, culture and passion is wrapped up in soccer.
In the mid-80's the metal band Winger topped the charts with hits like "Seventeen." Then Grunge came along and left bands like Winger in the dust. Now, Kip Winger is back on top with a new CD that debuted at #1 on the music charts. Only this time, he's rocking the classical charts. His new album is "Conversations with Nijinsky"-- orchestral compositions performed by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
To The Best Of Our Knowledge producer Veronica Rueckert talks to Matthew Remski about how he made the change from being a Canadian novelist to a Western yogi.
Lawrence Millman wrote the foreward and saw through the publication of Edward Beauclerk Maurice's diary.
Michael Gurian is an educator and therapist and author of “The Wonder of Girls.” He gives Jim Fleming some advice about helping girls master math.
