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Suki Schorer
It happened in Philly. Guest host Julie Burstein looks into November's week-long transit strike in Philadelphia and its effects on that city. Also: the contributions that ordinary people have made to the advancement of science. Plus an anthropologist explains how reindeer help Siberia's Eveny people survive in the coldest inhabited region of the planet. And we'll find out what young girls need to know about becoming dancers. Finally, on our lastest edition of Please Explain, we'll try to understand autoimmune diseases.
It Happened in Philly
In early November, Philadelphia's transit workers went on a week-long strike over contract negotiations. Julie Burstein talks to SEPTA's spokesman, Richard Maloney. We had also planned to speak with Bob Bedard, spokesman for Philadelphia's Transit Workers Union, but TWU officials have issued a directive that no one except TWU Local ...
A People's History of Science
Not every scientific innovation comes from a towering genius. In A People’s History of Science, Clifford Connor explains that many scientific advancements have come from ordinary people.
Music: Naqoyqatsi soundtrack, tracks 2 and 5
Music: Naqoyqatsi soundtrack, tracks 2 and 5
Reindeer People
During the winter, the Eveny people of northeast Siberia live in the coldest inhabited region of the globe. They’re able to survive thanks to reindeer—for meat, fur, and transportation. Anthropologist Piers Vitebsky is the first westerner to live with these Siberian reindeer people since the Russian revolution. He describes their ...
Put Your Best Foot Forward
Suki Schorer, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and a current teacher at the School of American Ballet, describes what young girls interested in ballet should know about dance in Put Your Best Foot Forward.
Music: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Tracks 22 and 19
Music: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Tracks 22 and 19
Please Explain: Autoimmune Diseases
Why do bodies sometimes attack themselves? When an immune system mistakes its body's own tissues for foreign tissues, the result is an autoimmune disease. In this week's edtion of "Please Explain" we'll try to understand autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatiod arthritis. We're joined by Dr. ...
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