Sean Faircloth, the Communications Director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation and former Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, is going to give a talk in Des Moines, iowa on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. He will be speaking about Religion and the Political Process— a subject that Iowans desperately need to learn more about before they nominate their next candidate for President. Mr. Faircloth will speak Jan. 2nd, 7 PM at Tiferith Isreal Synagogue, 924 Polk Boulevard Des Moines, IA 50312-2298. 

If you have any questions, please contact Alan Koslow, at alankoslow@gmail.com.

I'ts going to be an interesting talk. Let's do our best to fill the room. See you all there.

Shownotes for Episode 34 - December 14, 2011: Saudi execution, military brain testing, Turkish censorship, female circumcision, fracking in WY

EU ban on stem cell patents

http://m.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/dec/12/eu-ban-stem-cell-patents?cat=science&type=article

Immunize Australia program.

http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/

Saudi execution

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-executes-woman-convicted-sorcery-132159048.html

Congressman slams military brain testing.

http://www.propublica.org/article/congressman-slams-military-brain-testing-program

Govt. tests AIDS drugs on foster children.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7736157/ns/health-aids/t/government-tested-aids-drugs-foster-kids/?ocid=twitter

Turkish internet censorship

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/12/controversial-turkish-internet-c.html?rss=1

Forced sterilization in NC

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/us/redress-weighed-for-forced-sterilizations-in-north-carolina.xml

Malawi reviews gay ban

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/09/malawi-homosexuality-ban-review?cat=world&type=article

Obama ties foreign aid to gay rights

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/06/us-overseas-aid-human-rights?cat=world&type=article

Female circumcision guidelines prevent mutilation?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/health-official-claims-circumcision-guidelines-prevent-female-mutilation/473299

Fracking in Wyoming

http://www.propublica.org/article/feds-link-water-contamination-to-fracking-for-first-time

http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_Dec-8-2011.pdf


http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_Dec-8-2011.pdf

Episode 29 Wiretapping

Kham Ung, Google; Female Genital Mutilation

Introduction(0-:40)

Remembering History Air Commerce Act (:40-2:41)

http://www.faa.gov/about/history/brief_history/

News in Brief

7th Billion Person (2:46-4:41)

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

I. Government Censorship? Google’s Got Your Back (4:45-13:00)

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/27/government-censorship-googles-got-your-back/

News in Brief

Obama announces student loan relief (13:01-17:32)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45039424/ns/politics-white_house/

That muffin didn't cost taxpayers $16 after all (17:33-18:13)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45082656/ns/politics/

II. Female genital mutilation in Senegal (18:14-21:23)

http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/en-fgm-countries-senegal.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/africa/movement-to-end-genital\

-cutting-spreads-in-senegal.html 

Tribute to Kham Ung 1972-2011(24:02-31:40)

Member of the Skeptics Guide to Government Podcast

Quote--”It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of

importance.”~ Thomas Huxley (32:41-31:58)

Capitol Steps (32:00-35:58)

Episode 28 Oct 25 Minority Report

Redistricting; Data Eye in Sky, Future Screening Technology

Introduction

Remembering History 10/25/11 In the year 2137 BC, a solar eclipse

occurred in China
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/oct25.htm

http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~toh/AstroLesson/jasa9107.txt

News Brief

Correction of Scotland’s Court Case

 http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/12/scotland-asbestos?cat=uk&type=article

Election in Tunisia

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/africa/tunisia-election-results/

I. Redistricting

http://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/podcast-the-hidden-hands-in-redistricting\
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/07/fec-allows-redistricting_n_568419.html
http://www.campaignfreedom.org/newsroom/detail/fec-advises-dem-redistricting-gro\
up-it-may-raise-unlimited-funds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/opinion/14fri4.html

http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Resources/Redist/redistricting.aspx

http://archive.fairvote.org/redistricting/reports/remanual/ia.htm

http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/article_42a5731c-\

1a19-11e0-93d1-001cc4c002e0.html

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Redistricting_in_Iowa

II. Government Aims to Build a ‘Data Eye in the Sky

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/science/11predict.html?ref=science

News Brief

Retrial of Bahrain Medics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/new-civilian-retrial-opens-for\

-bahrain-medics-linked-to-anti-government-unrest/2011/10/23/gIQARI328L_story.html

Cutting Red Tape in Healthcare Can Save Billions

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751708?src=rss

III. Future Attribute Screening Technology

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8818716/US-crime-pred\
icting-technology-tests-draw-Minority-Report-comparisons.html
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/pre-crime-detection/

Quote--Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the

most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.--David Suzuki

Wrap

Episode 27 World Food Prize

World Food Prize, Alabama Immigration; Texas Environment Report

Introduction (0-:40)

6 Laws we break (11:15-12:03)

Remembering History On Oct. 18 1685, King Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict of Nante (:41-1:29)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes  

http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/French_History/edict_of_nantes_%5B1589%5D.htm  

http://history.hanover.edu/early/nonantes.html  

I. World Food Prize Winners (1:30-11:06)

http://www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?nodeID=24667&action=display&newsID=13371

http://www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?nodeID=33367&audienceID=1

http://www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?nodeID=25304&audienceID=1

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/World-Food-Prize-Fetes-Former-Presidents-131794428.html

http://vibeghana.com/2011/10/13/food-prize-honors-former-ghanaian-brazilian-presidents/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/world-food-prize-ghana-brazil_n_881454.html

News in Brief (12:05-14:14)

California Allows Young People to Access the HPV Vaccine Without Parental Consent

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2011/10/11/california-allows-young-people/

-to-access-the-hpv-vaccine-without-parental-consent

Scotland right to compensate asbestos survivors

http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/12/scotland-asbestos?cat=uk&type=article

II. Alabama brings back slavery for Latinos (14:16-21:33)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/12/alabama-slavery-l\

atino-immigrants

News in Brief (21:35-23:11)

Russian Scientists Rally to Protest Funding Freeze

Senators Propose Relaxing U.S. FDA Conflict Rules

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751523?src=rss

Russian Scientists Rally to Protest Funding Freeze

III. Rick Perry officials spark revolt after doctoring environment report (23:13-26:05)

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/10/russian-scientists-rally-to-protest.html?rss=1

III. Rick Perry officials spark revolt after doctoring environment report (23:13-26:05)

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Professor-says-state-agency-censored-article-2212118.php

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/10/12/342210/flood-gate-perry-sea-level-rise-censorship/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/14/rick-perry-texas\

-censorship-environment-report?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter  

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/10/perry-officials-censored-climate-report  

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Professor-says-state-agency\

-censored-article-2212118.php  

Quote--The superior man does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything;

what is right he will follow. Confucius. (26:06-26:29)

Wrap (26:30-28:10)