Rose Parade Security; 2005 Legislative Battles In Sacramento; The Psychology of Queuing; Red Cross at the Rose Parade; Top Science Stories of 2004; The Legacy of Susan Sontag
Rose Parade Security
Guest Host Jon Beaupre talks with Janet Pope, public information officer for the Pasadena Police, about security for this Saturday's Rose Parade.
2005 Legislative Battles In Sacramento
Jon Beaupre speaks with Margaret Talev, Political Reporter from the Sacramento Bee about upcoming legislative battles in Sacramento and the challenges facing the governor and legislators in 2005.
The Psychology of Queuing
Waiting in line is a drag. You stand there, you shuffle along, and then… someone cuts in front of you. What do you do? Guest Host Jon Beaupre talks with Stuart Fischoff, professor emeritus of psychology at Cal State, LA, Bob Levine, professor of psychology at Cal State Fresno, and Dick Larson, professor who studies operations research at MIT, about the psychology of waiting in line, or queuing.
Red Cross at the Rose Parade
Dereck Andrade, Director of Public Affairs for the San Gabriel Chapter of the American Red Cross, joins Guest Host Jon Beaupre to talk about Red Cross preparations for the Rose Parade.
Top Science Stories of 2004
Patt Morrison talks with Steven Petranek, Editor-in-Chief of Discover Magazine, and Michael Shermer, founder and publisher of Skeptic magazine and columnist for Scientific American, about the best science stories of the year. They discuss the latest mission to Mars, global warming, intelligent design creationism, Homo floresiensis, and much more.
The Legacy of Susan Sontag
Guest Host Jon Beaupre talks with Los Angeles Times book review editor Steve Wasserman about the literary legacy of Susan Sontag, who died this week.