Guest host Julie Burstein hears arguments that New York is being reshaped by the forces of suburbanization. Then, we examine the controversial science of lie detection. And Brooke Gladstone and Brian Lehrer give us an update on I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's guilty verdict. Later on, a poetry editor at Knopf shares her own collection of poems. And we find out how babies learn about, remember, and process the world around them. Plus: an undercover FBI agent explains how he tracks down stolen art and artifacts.
The Suburbanization of New York?
Historian and filmmaker Suzanne Wasserman and Neil Smith, who’s been called the "father of gentrification theory," discuss whether suburbanization is edging out New York’s unique character. Suzanne Wasserman is the director of the Gotham Center for New York City History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Neil ...
The Science Behind Lie Detection
Ken Alder examines America’s fascination with polygraph tests, and talks about the controversial science behind lie detection.
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Events: Ken Alder will be speaking and signing booksTuesday, March 6 at 6:30 pm
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Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Case
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has been convicted of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters. Sentencing is scheduled for mid-May. Julie ...
The Poetry of Family Life
Deborah Garrison, currently a poetry editor at Alfred A. Knopf, spent 15 years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker. She talks about writing her second collection of poems, The Second Child, about her experiences of family and motherhood.
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What Babies Remember
Babies may not be able to speak in sentences or solve math problems, but they are extremely intelligent. Developmental scientist Lisa Oakes explains how babies learn about, remember, and process the world around them. Dr. Oakes runs the Infant Cognition Lab at UC Davis.
Stolen Masterpiece Tracker
FBI agent Thomas McShane tells us about going undercover to track down stolen art and historical artifacts.
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