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Richard Dawkins preached atheism in his last book, now he’s making the case for evolution, whatever one’s beliefs, in The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Plus, Robert Reich; Frans de Waal on compassion and competition; the New Jersey gubernatorial debate; and the word of the day.
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Reich's Progress
Robert Reich, University of California at Berkeley professor of Public Policy, author of Super Capitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life and blogger, discusses health care reform, the state of the economy and other news of today.
30 Issues Day 21: New Jersey Schools
Bob Hennelly, WNYC senior reporter, recaps the gubernatorial debate and reviews the candidates' stands on school funding and education issues.
Making the Case for Evolution
Richard Dawkins, biologist and Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, discusses his latest book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.
The Science of Empathy
Frans de Waal, professor of primate behavior at Emory University and director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, says kindness is just as innate as competition, in his new book The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society.
Wordnik: “Hiney”!
Erin McKean, co-founder of wordnik.com and former editor-in-chief for American Dictionaries at Oxford University Press, returns to discuss more buzz-worthy words you hear in the news and on the street.
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Season's Eatings
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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget
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Climbing K2: Life and Death
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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).
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SUNY Disposition
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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.
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