Nine Convicted in Long Beach Hate Crimes Trial; This Is Your Brain on Risk Taking; Iraq Update; Modern Japanese Women
Nine Convicted in Long Beach Hate Crimes Trial
Larry Mantle talks with guests about Friday's verdict in the Long Beach hate crimes trial. A juvenile court judge on Friday convicted eight black girls and one boy of beating three white women on Halloween night, but acquitted one girl of all charges.
This Is Your Brain on Risk Taking
A new UCLA study presents the first neuroscience research comparing how our brains evaluate the possibility of gaining versus losing when making risky decisions. Larry talks with the the study's co-author, UCLA psychology professor Russell Poldrack, about the results.
Iraq Update
Iraqi officials said today that U.S.-backed Iraqi troops had targeted a religious cult called "Soldiers of Heaven" in a weekend battle that left 200 fighters dead, including the group's leader, near the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Meanwhile Iran's ambassador to Iraq told The New York Times that Iran was taking steps to greatly expand military and economic ties with Iraq. Larry Mantle talks with LA Times staff writer Borzou Daragahi, Newsweek magazine's Babak Deganpisheh and Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations about the developments.
Modern Japanese Women
Today's Japanese women are shattering stereotypes from the bedroom to the boardroom. Not a day goes by without a powerful woman making the front page of Japanese newspapers. Through years of interviewing Japanese women author Veronica Chambers has discovered a generation who have kicked off a revolution in their country. Larry talks with Chambers about her new book, "Kickboxing Geishas."