Mars Rover Update; Globalizing L.A.; The Outlaw Sea
Mars Rover Update
Joy Crisp, project scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the rovers’ latest findings on the red planet.
Globalizing L.A.
The rise of Los Angeles was improbable. It was a city with no natural harbor, little water, and a metropolis 20 miles from the coast, yet it managed to become the nation’s leading trade center and the world’s ninth largest economy. Will L.A.’s luck continue? Maybe not, according to University of San Diego Professor Steven Erie, who says the city faces some tough challenges: Community and environmental resistance, post 9/11 security concerns, and stalled transportation infrastructure growth may impede L.A.’s ability to compete in an increasing global economy. Larry Mantle talks with Professor Erie about his concerns, and about his new book, Globalizing L.A.: Trade, Infrastructure and Regional Development (Stanford University Press).
The Outlaw Sea
In his new book, The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime (North Point Press), national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly William Langewiesche delves into the freedom and lawlessness of the high seas. He examines the international shipping industry--how it works and the difficult lives of those who sail the world’s oceans. Forty-three thousand ships navigate the globe, a vast network run by companies registered in places like Panama and Liberia. The industry has few rules, and Langewiesche delves into not only the culture of today’s shipping industry, but into efforts to regulate it in the wake of the war on terrorism.