9/11 Panel Report Card; Autism And The Brain’s Mirror Neuron System; Cough, Cough: L.A. Remains Smog Capitol Of America; Global Climate Change And The Montreal Conference; The Life And Imagination Of C.S. Lewis
9/11 Panel Report Card
Larry Mantle talks with Tom Regan, regular contributor for the Christian Science Monitor. He writes the daily terrorism and security update for the CSM’s website, about the 9/11 panel report card released today.
Autism And The Brain’s Mirror Neuron System
A new UCLA study released today suggests that a dysfunctional mirror neuron system may underlie the social deficits observed in autism. Larry Mantle talks with the study’s lead author, Mirella Dapretto, autism clinician Sally Rogers from UC Davis, and Portia Iverson, Co-founder and scientific liaison for the Cure Autism Now foundation about the significance of the finding.
Cough, Cough: L.A. Remains Smog Capitol Of America
Not all the news is bad. LA’s air has gotten a little better these past few years, but we still lead the nation for the dirtiest air. This is a sad distinction that LA has held for many decades. Meanwhile, new Bush Administration rules would make it so companies who emit toxic chemicals into the environment would no longer be required to make the details public. Larry discusses this and other environmental issues with Marcus Peacock, deputy administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Global Climate Change And The Montreal Conference
This week marks the UN Climate Change Conference in Montréal. Issues under discussion include international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the impact of climate change on developing countries, and, of course, the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty ratified by 156 countries but rejected by the US. Larry talks to Peter Spotts, Science Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. Spotts comes to us from Montréal.
The Life And Imagination Of C.S. Lewis
Over the past half century, children have escaped into the world of delight and enchantment created by C.S Lewis in The Chronicles of Narnia. How did this middle-aged Irish bachelor turn to writing stories for children that would become among the most beloved and popular ever written? Alan Jacobs, author of a new biography of C.S. Lewis, joins Larry Mantle to talk about one of the most gifted and influential writers of his day. Jacobs' book is called The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis.