Sarin; Working From Home; From the Victrola to the MP3, 100 Years of Music Machines and Money
Sarin
A roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in Iraq yesterday. It contained the nerve agent sarin. Dr. Carl Schultz, professor of emergency medicine UCI Medical Center, specializing in disaster medicine, including terrorism, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss sarin, its physiological effects, and the antidote to it. He also talks with military analyst Hal Kempfer about how the U.S. military prepares troops for chemical weapons exposure, and about whether or not the discovery of chemical weapons in Iraq will affect the war effort.
Working From Home
Research has shown that many employees are happier, more productive, and less likely to leave their jobs when allowed to work from home. The trend, now called “homesourcing,” is more popular than ever with U.S. companies, who see it as an attractive alternative to outsourcing. All of JetBlue’s 700 reservation agents work from home. Larry Mantle talks with Jet Blue’s Steve Mayne, and also takes your calls.
From the Victrola to the MP3, 100 Years of Music Machines and Money
In his new book, Playback: From the Victrola to Mp3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money (DaCapo Press), rock critic and author Mark Coleman provides the staggering history of popular music technology. He covers everything from the birth of the LP record to the technological impact of disco on the music business, to the latest issues in digital music, placing the history of sound reproduction within its larger social and cultural context.