For the Love of Science With Alan Alda; Lyrics as Evidence?; Doctors’ Notes

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 29, 2014

The World Science Festival kicks off this week, so actor and science enthusiast Alan Alda and festival co-founder Brian Greene preview some of their favorite events. Plus: a look at a pilot program that lets some patients read what their therapists have written about them; The history of New York City’s role as one of the world’s financial powerhouses; and are rap lyrics art…or evidence?

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