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A Commissioner Responds
Philip Shenon came on the show Monday to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the 9/11 Commission. New School president, former U.S. Senator, and member of the 9/11 commission, Bob Kerrey, talks about the commission’s work and responds to Shenon’s book. Plus: Howard Dodson on the teaching of slavery; Kwame Anthony Appiah on the science of ethics and Something to Chew On; and the return of the Ramapo tomato.
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A Commissioner Responds
Bob Kerrey, president of the New School, former US Senator (D-NE), and member of the 9/11 Commission, reacts to Philip Shenon's book on the workings of the 9/11 commission.
Talking History: Teaching Slavery
Howard Dodson, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library, joins us on Thursdays in February to talk about African American history. This week: what’s missing from the way we teach about slavery.
Science and Morality
Kwame Anthony Appiah , professor of philosophy at Princeton University and the author of Experiments in Ethics, talks about ethics and the evolving relationship between science and morality.
Experiments in Ethics is available for purchase at Amazon.com.
Something to Chew On: A Tomato Refound
Jack Rabin, associate director of Farm Programs at the Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station, talks about the resuscitation of the "Ramapo Tomato" for this summer's growing season.
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