Every summer for 60 years, a top-secret group of about 100 physicists has met near San Diego. Dubbed “the Jasons”, this group advises the government on defense and intelligence matters, offering scientific wisdom that sometimes clashes with political expediency. Also: labor relations and surveillance cameras in New York, results of the STAR study, employment retaliation and your calls.
New York State of Mind
Beth Fertig , WNYC reporter
and
Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter at NY1 Noticias
- discuss the fine placed on the TWU and other New York City stories
and
Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter at NY1 Noticias
- discuss the fine placed on the TWU and other New York City stories
Jason's Voyage
Ann Finkbeiner, science journalist and author, The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite (Viking, 2006),
- shares the story of a top-secret group of scientists that advises the government
» The Jasons (Viking)
- shares the story of a top-secret group of scientists that advises the government
» The Jasons (Viking)
STAR study
Catherine Arnst, senior writer for BusinessWeek
and
Carolina Hinestrosa, executive vice president of the National Breast Cancer Coaltion
- on the STAR study that found that Raloxifene could be used as much as Tamoxifen to prevent Breast Cancer
» "Lilly's Breast-cancer Breakthrough" by Catherine ...
and
Carolina Hinestrosa, executive vice president of the National Breast Cancer Coaltion
- on the STAR study that found that Raloxifene could be used as much as Tamoxifen to prevent Breast Cancer
» "Lilly's Breast-cancer Breakthrough" by Catherine ...
Retaliation Tactics
Emily Bazalon, senior editor at Slate
- on the case before the Supreme Court on employment retaliation
- on the case before the Supreme Court on employment retaliation
Open Phones
laid-off listeners over 50 explain how they handled it
Speech Bubble!
Over at his new DN digs, Ben Smith is hosting a caption contest for a photo of Eliot Spitzer crouching down to chin level with a young constituent.
Let me tell you about stem cells, little boy.
Photo File: Fertig, Gonzalez
WNYC's Beth Fertig
Fearless first-time guest host Carolina Gonzalez
Required Reading: April 18, 2006
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