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NYT: Front Page for 12/03/2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:51 GMT

NYT: Front Page for 12/03/2008

Thievery Corporation - Sound The Alarm

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:43 GMT

"Sound The Alarm" from Thievery Corporation's new album "Radio Retaliation."

NATO unlikely to push Georgia, Ukraine membership

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:34 GMT

At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday, issues like a membership plan for Ukraine and Georgia are on the agenda – as is the question of whether to thaw relations with Russia after its invasion of Georgia.

2008-12-03 - Episode 56: Boot-up Times and Iconoclasts

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:26 GMT

On this episode of Spark: David Schlesinger represents call centre employees who are suing over long boot-up and login times, Matt Richtel explains the future of quick-booting computers, Andy Hertzfeld tells the story of saving lives by reducing boot times, and Gregory Berns on Iconoclasts

Book Show 2008-12-03

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:53:56 GMT

The lost art of memory - Mary Carruthers In contemporary culture we tend to think of the imagination as the highest creative impulse. The imagination is seen as the ultimate source of originality and original thinking is what marks a true artist. But from the antiquities to medieval times it memory was highly valued. Both Aristotle and Chaucer thought memory the most important tool a writer or a reader could have. Renowned medieval scholar Mary Carruthers talks about the lost art of memory. The poetry of Robert Adamson The 'Huck Finn of the Hawkesbury' is how Robert Adamson was described by one reviewer when his first book was published in 1970. He's one of Australia's leading contemporary poets and a successful writer, editor and publisher. His autobiography Inside Out won the New South Wales Premier's History Award, and he received the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in literature. Robert Adamson's new collection of poetry The Golden Bird brings together the best of his published work as well as many new poems.

DocArchive: The Priest of Pará

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:51:51 GMT

Father Henri Des Roziers is a Dominican priest and human rights lawyer working in Pará, one of Brazil's most violent regions. Nick Maes is given a privileged insight into the life of this man, his faith and the cause he would give his life for.

NYT: Front Page for 12/02/2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:53 GMT

NYT: Front Page for 12/02/2008

Sperm

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:46 GMT

Why so many sperm? We turn to the animal kingdom to answer that question, which lands us on a tour of sperm battles in ducks, flying pig sperm, and promiscuous whippoorwills. We ponder the necessity of males in a world where sperm can be frozen and kept for all eternity. And we sit quietly with a widow struggling to keep some essence of her husband alive. More –>

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Tegan And Sara - Living Room

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:39 GMT

New Music Canada Track of the Day. Amanda Putz: "...and those growled out lyrics that make you want to belt them out at the top of your lungs..."

The Age of Austerity: Keynes and the Crisis

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:32 GMT

An RSA panel asks: would Keynes have seen the present crisis coming, and what would he have done?

#369: Poultry Slam 2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:25 GMT

Stories about the powerful combination of chickens, faith and God in our not-quite-annual, all new for 2008, Poultry Slam. (Special note to chicken enthusiasts: the show's name is a pun on Chicago's Poetry Slam.)

NYT: Science Times for 12/02/2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:18 GMT

This week: Teaching doctors to mind their manners, the psychology of counting calories and turtles on the half-shell.

Guardian Daily: ‘Catalogue of failures’ over Baby P

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:11 GMT

'Damning verdict' on Haringey ; Home Office 'mole' speaks; and plans to cut carbon emissions

Democracy Now! 2008-12-02 Tuesday

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:57 GMT

Headlines for December 02, 2008; Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team; Israeli Reporter Amira Hass Forced Out of Gaza by Hamas, Detained by Israeli Police For Entering Gaza Without Permit; Chevron Cleared in 1998 Shooting Deaths of Protesters in Niger Delta

DnJ177: Tokyo

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:50 GMT

The Scarborough Dude has more fun than he deserves eating and drinking in Tokyo and Yokohama.

Late Night Live - 2008-12-02

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:43 GMT

Bruce Shapiro This week Bruce talks about death of a Wal-mart worker, who was crushed to death by a crowd in Thanksgiving Day sale. Also, Obama's new national security team. The Settling in Process for Refugees Arriving in a foreign country to make a new life can be filled with excitement and challenges but what's it like when you've been forced to leave your country after experiencing years of conflict and living in refugee camps, waiting to be given refuge in another country? How adequate are the systems in place in Australia to help refugees adjust? Stormy Weather: climate change and Tuvalu The tiny island state of Tuvalu of often referred to as the 'canary in the coal mine' for climate change. At some point, the country will become uninhabitable. But what are Australia's moral and legal obligations to 'climate refugees?

Meet the Writers: Dexter Filkins

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:36 GMT

The New York Times correspondent discusses The Forever War - his searing chronicle of the greatest conflict of our time.

Brian Eno - This I Believe

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:28 GMT

This I Believe is a long-running NPR series, sometimes a little cloying but often lovely. And we all know that Brian Eno is often genius but can sometimes have a face of po. This is a conjunction of the lovely and the genius. Mr Eno talking about the benefits of a good old community sing. [...]

Book Show 2008-12-02

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:21 GMT

Montana's Malady by Enrique Vila-Matas (Review) Enrique Vila-Matas has earned a reputation in Europe as one of Spain's most important living writers. Montano's Malady is the second of his novels to be translated into English. Don Anderson was so impressed by Vila-Matas's earlier book Bartleby & Co that he has read and re-read Montano's Malady for The Book Show. Although the book's described as a 'novel' he suggests it might be more useful to think of Vila-Matas as pioneering a new literary form. Some reviewers have found it hard going, but Don believes it's well worth the effort. Doing Life: A biography of Elizabeth Jolley Novelist and short-story writer Elizabeth Jolley died in Perth in 2007 at the age of 83. Born in Birmingham in England, she came to Australia in 1959 with her husband, who had a job as a librarian at the University of Western Australia. Although she was trained as a nurse, she had a series of jobs -- for example as a door-to-door saleswoman selling soaps, jelly crystals and liquid manure, or as a cleaning lady -- all of which figured in her stories years later. In fact, according to her biographer Brian Dibble, much of her life, her relationships and the people she worked with and observed, appeared in her work.

WFMU's Radio Freetown with DJ Franc O from Dec 1, 2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:13 GMT

Radio Freetown with DJ Franc O Podcast on WFMU.org from Dec 1, 2008

The Decemberists, R.E.M., The Heligoats, More

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:09:06 GMT

This year marks the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s debut full-length album, Murmur. The band is marking the occasion with a remastered version of the record and a deluxe edition that includes a bonus live concert from 1983. The Decemberists are also back, with a collection of new singles. Always The Bridesmaid features seven new songs the band is releasing in three installments, on vinyl and as digital downloads but not as CDs. Also on the show: Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti's side project called Little Joy, jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein, electronica trio A.R.S., legendary guitarist Max Ochs, and the strangely compelling Heligoats.

Guardian Weekly Podcast No 90

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:08:58 GMT

In this week's show: Mumbai terror attacks, Obama picks Hillary, hoax in Basque country, Letter from Australia, Japan's sex deficit

FOOC: BBC World Service 29 Nov 08

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:12:32 GMT

This week presented by Allan Little. Andrew Harding reflects on the long jail term handed down to Burma’s most popular comedian; Mary Harper reveals how she managed to contact a band of Somali pirates – with a little help from her daughter; Carrie Gracie discovers that, for people in rural China, accessing healthcare can be a costly business; Andrew Whitehead travels to Detroit – home of the American automobile – by train; and Duncan Bartlett on how the Japanese have taken the toilet to their hearts.

The Bugle - Episode 55 - Thanksgiving Special

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:12:20 GMT

As John Oliver is away we celebrate with a special call from the American and the Americans brother in Las Vegas and the result of the Jigme Wanchuck competition

From the paper 29th November 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:12:11 GMT

India under attack; Barack Obama's clever economists; fiscal stimulus in Britain; and desperately seeking Mahler

Solid Gold - Syhchronize

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:12:01 GMT

Minnesota Music - "Syhchronize" from Solid Gold's new album "Bodies of Water."

Analysis: Paying the Piper 27 Nov 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:11:53 GMT

Frances Cairncross assesses the threats to capitalism after the credit crunch.

SciA: Nov 27

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:11:43 GMT

This week the root cause of ageing revealed in DNA; nitrogen fixing enigma microbe in the oceans; X-rays from sticky tape!; Carbon Dixoxide on another planet; water movement in the brain reveals personality; tattoos secret chemical idenity helps fight crime.

Book Update for 11/28/2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:09:56 GMT

This week: Motoko Rich with Notes from the Field, an extended conversation with Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, and bestseller news from Jennifer Schuessler.

2008-11-29 Extraordinary Cases in Psychology: Part 3 of 4—The man with the hole in his head

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:09:49 GMT

Extreme cases of brain damage litter the history of neuroscience. Phineas Gage is perhaps the most famous. A railway worker in 19th-century Vermont, he managed to survive a catastrophic accident—the penetration of a metre-long iron rod through his head. What happened to Gage has become the stuff of legend, and fundamentally changed him and the way we think about the brain. NB: The All in the Mind podcast edition is a different program from the broadcast edition this week for copyright reasons. And, the streaming audio is on the BBC's website here.

aackk! - Friday, November 28, 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:09:41 GMT

NPR Movies: November 26, 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:09:34 GMT

Happy holidays and welcome to the NPR movie podcast for Thanksgiving week. This week we have a nice holiday spread of movie love laid out. Including: midnight madness for the film Twilight; Vampire movies for grown ups; And a film about a group of Liberian women who fought for their country. But first, Kenneth Turan goes Aussie.

Advising America`s Next President: Fixing Global Finance

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:09:26 GMT

Greg Ip, U.S. Economics Editor, The Economist; Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations; Roy C. Smith, Kenneth Langone Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Professor of International Business, NYU Stern School of Business. Moderator: Thomas F. Cooley, Richard R. West Dean, Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School of Business

IOT: The Great Reform Act

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:36 GMT

Mevlyn Bragg discusses the Great Reform Act of 1832, a landmark on the road to British democracy. Melvyn is joined by Dinah Birch, Professor of English at Liverpool University; Michael Bentley, Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews; and Catherine Hall, Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at University College London.

Jeffery Rudell: Animal Husbandry

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:28 GMT

Thanksgiving Day Special: When Jeffery’s dad moves their citified family to a working farm, chaos ensues. Jeffrey Rudell is a writer, artist and designer living in New York City.

Best of Good Food: Five-Second Rule; Padma Lakshmi; Canning

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:21 GMT

This week, we serve up some of Evan Kleimanâs favorite leftovers. Weâll revisit bold flavors with Padma Lakshmi, learn about the history of the toothpick and test the 5-second rule. Weâll also hear from a man who spent a year living biblically, literally. Plus, we get into canning.

Science Show - 2008-11-29

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:14 GMT

University enrolments in IT halve in Australia John Harvey says while information technology is ubiquitous its role in industry is not widely appreciated. Unlike law and medicine, education in IT can be used for employment anywhere in the world. Traditional Indian farming encourages biodiversity Tropical forests used to cover large parts of India, especially along the Malabar Coast in Karnataka State. Modern tropical agriculture doesn´t support biodiversity. The human population is predicted to grow to 9 or 10 billion people. So how can food be supplied while maintaining biological life support systems? Gretchen Daily counted birds and found abundance and richness in the Indian countryside, despite dense human population. The secret is complexity to farming rather than monocultures; for example, high palms with lower understorey crops. Conserving Peru´s coastal forests Prosopis pallida or Huarango is a very useful plant. In the dry forests of southern coastal Peru it provides food and forage for many people. Now it is being chopped for charcoal for cooking and the forests are threatened. Only a few tens of hectares of native Huarango forest remain and much of the landscape now resembles a moonscape. Oliver Whaley is part of a team from Kew Gardens assisting local people to conserve their forests. Tribute to Michael Crichton - science in the media Michael Crichton was a doctor who went on to make movies including Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton died November 4, 2008. By way of a tribute, we present an excerpt from an address he made at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in 1999 where he discusses the challenge of having scientists presenting science to the public and the media. Darwin year - 2009 2009 marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of The Origin of Species. Philip Batterham describes the significance of Darwin´s work, and why so much effort is being put into celebrating Darwin´s life and achievements. The fragile internet and celebrating Milton at Christ´s College The internet is carrying the information for more and more of society´s critical infrastructure but the network is always on the verge of breaking down. Frank Kelly is investigating internet routing whereby multiple routes are used for backup in case of failure. 2008 is the 400th anniversary of poet John Milton´s birth and this will be celebrated at Christ´s College.

#184 - K'Naan, Matthew Barber, Thunderheist, and The Canadian Dictionary

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:07 GMT

The new singles from K’Naan and Thunderheist, plus the return of the Canadian Dictionary featuring Matthew Barber defining “Crokinole”.

Metamorfose Ambulante

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:08:00 GMT

"Metamorfose Ambulante", by Raul Seixas: in some parts of the world, this song is a cultural anthem. In our particularly little corner, it's just more grist for the mill. Fortunately, it's a well-tended mill. Here's umpteen versions of a really...

Kermode: Changeling, Four Christmases, Flawless, The Silence of Lorna and What Just Happened? 28 Nov 08

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:07:52 GMT

Reviews include Angelina Jolie in the new Clint Eastwood film Changeling and Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan's Four Christmases. Also reviewed Flawless, The Silence Of Lorna and What Just Happened? Plus the UK Box Office Top 10, your emails and texts and the familiar round of hellos.

2008-11-29 - Martha Nussbaum, part 2: Thinking about animals

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:07:45 GMT

We'd don't put pigs on trial and gazelles don't sue lions, so it looks as though it doesn't make sense to talk about animal rights. But can we do what we like with them or should we recognize not just that they have interests— such as an interest in not being eaten—but that they have capabilities; of enjoyment, for example, or of engaging in social life with others of their kind? In the second part of our conversation with the distinguished American philosopher Martha Nussbaum, we ask what it means to treat animals as members of the ethical community.

The Economics of the Recession

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:07:36 GMT

Speaker: George Osborne MP; Chair: Howard Davies

WFMU's Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine from Nov 28, 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:07:28 GMT

Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine Podcast on WFMU.org from Nov 28, 2008 (The big game hunter)

November 28, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 28 November 2008)

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:31:16 GMT

Show Summary: the ethics of journalistic portrait photography and a major conflict of interest in the public radio world

Late Night Live - 2008-11-27

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:30:59 GMT

Richard Flanagan Acclaimed Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan discusses his new novel Wanting, along with his experience of co-writing the film script for Australia and the strange nature of the writer's life, in a conversation recorded at Hobart's historic Theatre Royal.

The Indispensable Musician: Barenboim Backstage

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:30:52 GMT

Click to listen to Chris’s conversation with Daniel Barenboim. (32 minutes, 15 mb mp3) Daniel Barenboim: every day from scratch Daniel Barenboim’s conversation starts high as a kite on the fumes of the Wagner he’s been rehearsing, then lands with both feet on the Middle East. “The situation in the Middle East has never been so bad,” [...]

Book Show 2008-11-28

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:30:35 GMT

Reviving The Chicagoan In 1926 Chicago had an unfortunate reputation for organised crime, political mayhem and industrial squalor but there was also gusto, glamour and jazz. The Chicagoan, a magazine to rival the successful New Yorker, appeared on newstands for nine years until it died quietly in 1935 with the arrival of the Great Depression. The Chicagoan was largely forgotten until cultural historian Neil Harris stumbled upon it in the library of the University of Chicago some twenty years ago. He has now brought this publication back to life with a 400-page tribute The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age. True crime writing Recently The Law Report's Damien Carrick moderated a conversation with two authors of true crime books, Helen Garner and Kara Lawrence. Helen Garner is well-known for both fiction and non-fiction. Her latest novel is The Spare Room, but in this discussion she revisits her 2004 non-fiction book Joe Cinque's Consolation. Kara Lawrence is a crime writer with The Daily Telegraph. The event was part of the National Investigations Conference, a gathering of professional investigators who work for various police forces, anti-corruption watchdogs and ombudsmen's offices.

NPR: 11-25-2008 Fresh Air

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:58 GMT

Stories: 1) Will Obama Bring Change To Afghanistan, Pakistan? 2) One Critic, Three New Pop Singles

Nature: 27 November 2008

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:48 GMT

27 November: Turtles in a half shell, water on Saturn's sixth moon, a new book about photosynthesis and news from this year's biggest neuro jamboree.

Paul Ehrlich on why humans rule

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:41 GMT

Midnight Poutine Podcast- Nov. 26 - Dec. 1, 2008

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:26 GMT

Podcasts are the new mixtapes. The analogy's not 100% sound but I'm going to roll with it because this week's show is all about mixtapes, sharing ideas and making a mess. Special guest co-host Risa Dickens joins me to talk about indyish.com, a thriving local artist network she helped create, and the special event the site is hosting on Dec. 1st. We even manage to play some music in between our meandering ramblings.

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Harvard Business IdeaCast 122: Reinventing Your Business Model

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:20 GMT

Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures; Author, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:13 GMT

Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures; Author, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

For nearly 30 years, Kawasaki has earned a notable reputation as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur and popular blogger. The former Apple evangelist will share his provocative insights and commonsense practices for succeeding in today’s business world. Kawasaki’s “no bull shiitake” approach is a reality check that covers everything from customer service to competition, innovation to marketing.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on November 17, 2008

Jeremy Siegel's Advice to Banks: Lend That Money Now

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:33:01 GMT

At a time when many bulge bracket investment banks are drowning as a result of the financial crisis, Moelis & Co. is swimming against the tide. Founded in July 2007 by Kenneth D. Moelis, a Wall Street veteran, the Los Angeles-based firm has been busy hiring. In just about 15 months, it has recruited more than 150 people, including some 100 bankers, besides opening offices in Chicago, New York and Boston. How will the continuing financial turmoil affect the fledgling investment bank's business? What opportunities can investors find amid the wreckage? In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Moelis discussed these issues and more.

Book Show 2008-11-26

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:54 GMT

George Orwell's diaries online Seventy years to the day after he began keeping a diary on 9 August 1938, George Orwell's diary entries began appearing as a daily blog on the Orwell Prize website. The Orwell Prize was set up to encourage quality writing about politics. Every year prizes go to writers who have achieved George Orwell's ambition to 'make political writing into an art.' This year, as well as awarding prizes in his name to contemporary writers, the Orwell Prize trustees have turned George Orwell into a posthumous blogger. Moving Galleries: train poetry Do you stare out the window when you're on the train, listen to music, read the newspaper or your own book? Now, if you're in Melbourne, you can also read haikus and ponder art. EH Carr's What is History? (review) EH Carr's contribution to the study of Soviet history is widely regarded as highly distinguished. In all probability, few would argue against the assessment of Carr's 14-volume history of Soviet Russia. For the majority of historians, he pretty much got the story straight.

Brent Glass, Director, National Museum of American History

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:44 GMT

Brent Glass, the director of the National Museum of American History talks about the new look of the museum and the new or renovated artifacts. Some of the artifacts discussed includes the Star Spangled Banner, and the portable desk used by Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.

Gary Jules

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:23 GMT

Singer and songwriter Gary Jules returns with his band to Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Michel de Broin - Matters of Circulation

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:16 GMT

Im Jahr 1771 veröffentlicht Louis Sébastien Mercier den Roman “Das Jahr 2440″, die Utopie einer idealeren, in ferner Zukunft gelegenen Welt. Schon vorher hat es Utopien gegeben. Neu an Merciers Utopie ist jedoch, dass der Mensch die ideale Welt nicht nur durch Zufall erreicht, beispielsweise einen Sturm, der den Schiffbrüchigen an den Strand des idealen [...]

Smithsonian First Annual Public Meeting

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:09 GMT

The Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents held their first annual public meeting to discuss how the Smithsonian could better serve a changing U.S. population and attract more diverse audiences, and some ways the Smithsonian could increase revenue and better use its limited resources to serve the public.

Library Voices - Love In The Age Of Absurdity

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:32:02 GMT

New Music Canada Track of the Day. Amanda Putz: "I could have picked any tune from the album and offered it to your ears with gusto..."

Yang Liu on the intersection of air pollution and public health

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:31:55 GMT

By Design 2008-11-26

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:31:48 GMT

Philip Cox's Australian style Philip Cox is one of the elder statesmen of Australian architecture. He started his career in the middle of last century, at Sydney University in the late 1950s, and set up his first practice in the 1960s. His buildings have influenced the way Australian cities look. We find out why and meet the man himself, Philip Cox, on the eve of a new publication: Cox Architects and Planners 1960-2010, which is about his life's work. Trends and Products: copyright law This is an important topic for all designers: ideas can be stolen, work can be devalued, and it can all go terribly wrong. Two new books from Design Victoria can help you find out how to get it right. 2nd Avenue subway New York The Second Avenue Subway is the first full subway to be built in New York in nearly 80 years. Segments of line have been built over the years, but a new line—as this is—has taken a lot of work, a lot of lobbying, and a lot of money. Janne Ryan talks on site to the project's chief engineer, David Caiden, and Bill Dentzer, from Arup. The whole project will see 16 stations and linking lines built, but underway is Phase 1 (from 96th to 63rd st), and this alone is estimated to cost US $4 billion and take 6 years. Health Care - new designs change outcomes Hospitals - now increasingly a mix of public and private financing - are under pressure to perform more efficiently as the high cost of keeping people in beds skyrockets, combined with the parallel need to keep infection at bay, as infection like golden staph increasingly take hold. Driving the change is the world of design.

Andre' M. Di Mino - Shadowserver

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:31:38 GMT

Andre' DiMino of the Shadowserver Foundation discusses the darker side of the Internet and how Shadowserver is working to gather, track, and report on malware, botnet activity, and electronic fraud. In addition to giving its background, he talks about methodology and presents examples of some of the major security issues and how the problems are being solved.

NYT: Science Times for 11/25/2008

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:24:08 GMT

This week: Medicine's evidence gap, robots on the loose, and helping Hollywood get science right.

NPR: 11-23-2008 Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:23:41 GMT

Stories: 1) Carl Kasell's Countdown 2) Opening Panel Round 3) Bluff The Listener 4) Not My Job 5) Panel Round Two 6) Listener Limerick Challenge 7) Lightning Fill In The Blank 8) Prediction

Amitav Ghosh and his Sea of Poppies

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:23:27 GMT

Click to listen to Chris’s conversation with Amitav Ghosh. (67 minutes, 31 mb mp3) Amitav Ghosh: on addiction and amnesia The Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh brings the British Empire to life again — the other side of the story, so to speak, from the other side of the world. If we’d had his wondrous new novel, [...]

Book Show 2008-11-24

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:23:20 GMT

Reading the art of Yinka Shonibare We're turning the page in search of the literary references in the work of British-born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's black and white photography. His work is the focus of a new program at the Museum of Contemporary Art called 'Inspired Reading'. The sister arts in Australia Painting and the visual arts, poetry, fiction and music are said to have a family resemblance and the dialogue between the forms has been described as the sister arts. In the early days of Australian writing, authors who incorporated the sister arts in their narratives were considered derivative—even un-Australian. These were writers like Henry Handel Richardson and Eleanor Dark, who today we think of as definitively Australian. Alan Wearne's The Australian Popular Songbook (review) Alan Wearne has been writing poems since his university days in the 1960s. He's published several collections of poetry, two acclaimed verse novels The Nightmarkets and The Lovemakers volumes one and two, and a prose work Kicking in Danger - a fantasy-satire on Melbourne and its football culture.

WireTap - 20071216 - Time to Face The World

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:23:10 GMT

On WireTap today (November 23, 2008): Time to Face The World (a repeat of Dec. 16, 2007)

Kenneth Arrow on science and economic progress

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:22:51 GMT

NACOcast - 24.11.2008 - James Gaffigan and Beethoven Symphony no. 1

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:22:33 GMT

This week's episode of the NACOcast looks at Beethoven's First Symphony. American conductor James Gaffigan is Christopher's guest. Chris and James analyze the harmonies employed in the introduction of the first movement and continue with a discussion of the sonata form.

The White Album At 40

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:22:11 GMT

When The White Album was released 40 years ago this month, fans were both baffled and awe struck by its sprawling world of sound. It was released as a double LP (almost unheard of at the time) and featured instant classics like "I Will," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Blackbird." But The White Album (its real name is simply The Beatles) was also filled with songs many found hard to digest, like the eight-minute, experimental sound collage "Revolution 9" or the inexplicably surreal "Honey Pie." On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Bruce Spizer, author of The Beatles On Apple Records, about the groundbreaking White Album and how it came to be.

WhiskyCast Episode 174: November 23, 2008

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:22:04 GMT

Willie Tait has been a fixture at Whyte and Mackay for 34 years, and is most known for his work at Isle of Jura Distillery. He's the third of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winners at the Malt Advocate Magazine Awards, and shares some of his stories with us in this episode...including how he and his family wound up on Jura in the first place. We'll also hear from Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve, John Hall of Forty Creek, and John Glaser of Compass Box on their new whiskies.

The Casbah 11/22/08

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:21:56 GMT

The Casbah 11/22/08 podcast The Ventures - Wild Child Otis Rush - She's A Good 'Un The Hollywoods - Norwegian Polka The Sir Douglas Quintet - It Was Fun While It Lasted (live) The Yardbirds - Steeled Blues The Born Liars - Don't Tell Me I Know Branko - Coche De Carreras Sam & Dave - Wrap It Up The New Duncan Imperials - High School Soul Spindrift - Goin' Down The Gammarays - The Ballad Of Neil Wedd Ennio Morricone - The Vice Of Killing Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - Knuckles Bill Doggett & His Combo - Slidin' Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - I Wonder Why Bungee Deth Fest - Dope On A Rope My Bloody Valentine - Even When You Wake (You're Still In A Dream) Religious Knives - Downstairs Pirate Love - Slumber Blues Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - The Victor

The Electoral College and National Popular Vote: Changing the System?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:21:49 GMT

The Electoral College and National Popular Vote: Changing the System?

John Koza, Venture Capitalist; Founder, National Popular Vote
Dan Lowenstein, Professor of Law, UCLA
Clyde Spillenger, Professor of Law, UCLA
Doug Sovern, Political Correspondent, KCBS All News 740-AM

The Electoral College was developed by our founding fathers and enshrined in the Constitution as a system of checks and balances to ensure a fair outcome in the choosing of our presidents. However, the highly publicized 2000 presidential election results, in which Al Gore may have won the popular vote but lost the contest to George W. Bush, galvanized those who wish to see the Electoral College scrapped in favor of a national popular vote. Come hear our panel of distinguished experts discuss the merits and pitfalls of the two systems, and the wisdom of moving from a tried and true process to something new.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on October 24, 2008

November 21, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 21 November 2008)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:10:02 GMT

Show Summary: Journalist Michael Lewis on the unintended consequences of his book Liar's Poker; the future of the Bloomberg News empire; why outlandish studies make their way into scientific journals

2008-11-22 Extraordinary Cases in psychology: Part 2 of 4 - The wild boy of Aveyron

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:09:51 GMT

In 1800, a young boy emerged from the woods of the Aveyron District in France, naked and wild. He became a scientific enigma to influential psychologist Dr Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, and redefined the nature vs. nurture debate. His legacy lives on today, especially in the Montessori approach to learning. NB: The All in the Mind podcast edition is a different program from the broadcast edition this week for copyright reasons. And, the streaming audio is on the BBC's website here.

Book Update for 11/21/2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:09:42 GMT

This week: George Packer on the strange life of V.S. Naipaul, Motoko Rich with Notes from the Field, Times' theater critic Charles Isherwood talks about Ziegfield's Follies, and bestseller news from Jennifer Schuessler.

Back Story With The Times’s Stephen Farrell

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:09:10 GMT

The Times’s Stephen Farrell on thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr gathering in Baghdad to protest the Iraqi government plan to sign a security agreement which would maintain American troops in the country for up to three years.

NPR: 11-21-2008 Fresh Air

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:09:01 GMT

Stories: 1) Earl Scruggs, On Life — And Banjo Picking 2) Jack Bauer's Compressed, Two Hour 'Redemption' 3) For Publisher Barney Rosset, Risk Has Its Rewards 4) An Undercooked But Enjoyable 'Twilight'

WTP 220: Coltan and Congo, 419 9-1-1, Persian Blogfather Arrested?, ISS @ 10, and the Yugo

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:08:21 GMT

An incredibly full show this week folks. We start with a discussion of coltan, a substance you can find in your cell phone, Playstation and other electronics. One of the main sources of coltan is the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Is it fueling the war? Also, West Africa tries to tackle its reputation as a hotbed of Internet scammers, and we hear about Google Earth's Virtual Rome. Then, we've heard that the so-called "Blogfather of the Persian Blogosphere" may or may not have been arrested in Tehran. We end with an assessment of the International Space Station, which turned ten this week, and a tribute to that tiny giant of Eastern European automotive technology, the Yugo. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog.

Deerhoof

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:08:13 GMT

San Francisco noise-pop experimentalists Deerhoof play an exclusive set for KEXP at CMJ live from Gibson Studios in New York. Recorded on 10/20/08 - 4 songs: Blue Cash, The Tears and Music of Love, Fresh Born, Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back

WFMU's Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine from Nov 21, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:07:58 GMT

Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine Podcast on WFMU.org from Nov 21, 2008 (Tribute to the late Mike Terry)

Owen Matthews: Guardian first book award

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:07:49 GMT

Owen Matthews talks about his first book, Stalin's Children shortlisted for the Guardian first book award

Science Show - 2008-11-22

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:07:37 GMT

Supernovae and the fusing of elements Researchers at The University of Sydney have discovered an extremely young supernova, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1,000 years ago. Supernovae are the result of stars like our sun exploding at the end of their life. When they do, light is emitted equivalent to half a trillion stars. The last supernova in our galaxy was in 1604. Records exist of an extremely bright sky at that time. But it´s a mystery as to why we´ve not seen one since. All elements heavier than iron were made in supernovae. Bryan Gaensler describes the fusing of elements in the centre of stars and how at a certain point, a catastrophic explosion results. The Royal Observatory The Royal Observatory was important as British established itself as a maritime nation; the stars were used for navigation. The zero meridian of longitude which signifies Greenwich Mean Time is the zero point for time all over the world. It runs through the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Marek Kukula takes Robyn Williams on a tour of the grounds of the Royal Observatory. These days astronomy isn´t done in Greenwich due to the poor weather and light from the city of London. The observatory isn´t used as a working observatory, now it´s a museum and science centre. Paintings to bridge the arts and science Nicola Sasanelli has produced a book with prints of 10 paintings to celebrate the achievements of famous scientists. Sasanelli is one of 26 scientific attachés serving in Italian embassies worldwide to promote scientific research. Profits from the book are used for scholarships. The ten canvas oil paintings are now permanently displayed at NICTA, the National Information Communication Technology Centre of Excellence in Canberra. Rob Morrison reports. Diary of a maths olympiad team leader - part 3 of 3 Geoff Smith has led the United Kingdom´s team in the International Maths Olympiad since 2002. He gives insight into the organisation behind a Maths Olympiad. Bacteria used to treat skin tumours An American surgeon, William Coley (1862-1936) found patients with fever or bacterial infection would lose their skin tumours. He suspected the tumours were susceptible to immune activation. Later he inoculated these patients with bacteria and noticed some remarkable results. The tumours are destroyed in a bystander effect. This research was not pursued as chemotherapy developed. Now, the idea has again gained attention. The thought is you can excite the immune system by introducing bacteria and have it attack a tumour. Grooming - good for health and good for feeling good Primates spend a lot of time grooming. Francis McGlone is investigating whether why grooming behaviour makes us feel good. Imaging is used to look inside the brain to see response to stroking, as speed and force vary. Grooming releases endorphins. Grooming activity is rewarding and it´s good for you, influencing mood. Touch is an important experience for developing brains and ultimately social wellbeing. There may be a relationship between tactile history and depression. Francis McGlone is fascinated by why scratching and itching should be so rewarding!

Quirks & Quarks - 2008-11-22

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:53:45 GMT

It's Alive!, Bisexual Beetles, Mammoth Redux, Inefficient Ants

The Business Week, Nov. 21, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:53:37 GMT

BusinessWeek's weekly podcast features the magazine's writers and editors recapping the week's top business and economic stories, as well as taking an advance look at the most important economic news expected in the week ahead

From the American People: Health Diplomacy and US Foreign Policy

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:40:28 GMT

Michael O. Leavitt U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

The Dirtbombs

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:40:20 GMT

The Dirtbombs are a Detroit-based rock and roll band. Their newest album is We Have You Surrounded.

No Music Day

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:40:02 GMT

Here’s another of Ben’s Resonance interviews - cleverly scheduled to coincide with Bill Drummond’s No Music Day. Which is today. MP3 here. (It starts a bit quietly, sorry)

#183 - AC Newman, Land of Talk, Arkells

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:39:54 GMT

Brand new tracks from AC Newman, Arkells and Tiga. We launch a new feature called Backstage Pass and talk Marquee Club closing and Amigo's celebrating 20 years.

Fearful Brains in an Anxious World

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:39:46 GMT

An NYU neuroscientist reveals what his research tells us about how our brains process fear and anxiety.

DocArchive: Dead by Christmas

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:39:39 GMT

The Neapolitan crime syndicate, the Camorra, has said it wants a young writer dead by Christmas, because he has exposed how they really do business. Increasingly it's brave individuals - not the Italian state - who are taking on the Camorra, by breaking the code of silence and stripping away the glamour that surrounds organised crime in Italy. For Assignment, Pascale Harter travels to southern Italy to talk to the people caught up in the deadly battle against the Camorra.

C-SPAN Interview with Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:39:08 GMT

C-SPAN spoke with Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice, recalling moments she'll remember from her time at the State Department. She also looks ahead to the new administration and the state of race relations in America.

NPR Movies: Novemeber 19, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Welcome to the NPR Movie podcast, our weekly round up of movie love. This week: Director Danny Boyle talks about his new film set in India; Also from India, films in 'Hinglish, that's Hindi and English'; We'll go to a Berlin for a visit with the German voice of American actors; Then we'll also have a word with Katherine Deneuve; And NPR's Kim Masters has the behind the scenes dish on the new epic film "Australia"; But first up: Critic Kenneth Turan takes a look at the two sides of a familiar French actor.

Book Show 2008-11-21

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:38:54 GMT

Anna Akhmatova In Russia, poets are like rock stars and during the Stalinist era purges they represented the voice of the people. This was a heavy burden. Many poets went into exile, but not Anna Akhmatova. She stayed, was denounced and kept writing as fellow poets were executed. Anna Akhmatova was born into Tsarist Russia in 1889. Her first book Evening was published before World War I. She lived through the October Revolution, the civil war, Stalin, the terror years, World War II and the relative thaw of Khrushchev. She died in 1966, a national hero.

Late Night Live - 2008-11-21

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:38:46 GMT

CLASSIC LNL: Islam The suicide bomber to many, symbolises the disaffected rage of political Islam. But what about true Islam - what is it, has it a future, and is theological debate on the table? We speak to three eminent Islamic scholars, debunking the myths and debating the issues, for Islam, a religion under attack. This program was originally broadcast on 1/4/2002. The Man Who Made Vermeers Han van Meegeren was one of the greatest art forgers of the twentieth-century. Between the wars he revolutionised the world's understanding of Vermeer by inventing a 'missing religious phase' in the artist's career - a swindle which was a feat of intellect as much as of skill. But still another transformation lay in store for the dapper Dutchman - the collaborationist swindler became a national hero after the war for duping Hermann Goering.

21/11/2008: Somali Pirates

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:38:31 GMT

Earlier this week, a giant Saudi oil tanker became the largest vessel ever hijacked by pirates operating with near impunity off the coast of Somalia. Today on the Current podcast, we'll have an interview with the head of one of the pirate groups operating in the area.

NYT: Front Page for 11/20/2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:08:03 GMT

NYT: Front Page for 11/20/2008

Guardian Daily: Bloodbath on the high street

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:56 GMT

Guardian Daily podcast: Woolworths for sale for £1, and Bush scraps laws protecting environment

SDRNews SDR2008-11-20 Obama’s Blackberry

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:35 GMT

High Tech Laundry White Space Rules Announced Clean Coal with Partial Success