ELECTION WRAP UP; SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR CHALLENGE TO BUSH ADMINISTRATION’S PLAN TO TRY FOREIGN TERRORISTS IN MILITARY COURTS; THE BRAIN AND CREATIVITY
ELECTION WRAP UP
The results are in and the message from the voters is clear: “No”! All the statewide propositions fail. What does this mean to the Governor? Larry Mantle discusses the results of Tuesday’s election, including analysis of the propositions and a look at the winners and losers.
SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR CHALLENGE TO BUSH ADMINISTRATION’S PLAN TO TRY FOREIGN TERRORISTS IN MILITARY COURTS
The Supreme Court will consider the status of military detainees under domestic and international law. Larry discusses this important issue with John Eastman, Professor of Law, Chapman University School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Constitutional Law, Duke University School of Law.
THE BRAIN AND CREATIVITY
World renowned neurobiologist Antonio Damasio joins Larry Mantle to talk about the newly created Institute for the Neurobiological Study of Emotion, Decision-making and Creativity, that he and his wife, neurologist Hanna Damasio are heading at USC. Dr. Damasio is the author of three books on the mind and the brain: Descartes’ Error; The Feeling of What Happens; and Looking for Spinoza. His research on the neurobiology of the mind has had a major influence on current understanding of the neural systems that underlie memory, language and the relationship between emotion, consciousness and rationality. Damasio is the recent recipient of the Prince of Asturias award presented to him in October. It is among the world’s most prestigious honors and he was the sole winner in the scientific category.