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)

Episode 25 Jail or Church?

NOAA; Welsh Organ Donation; Jail or Church

Introduction

Remembering History--  reaffirmed the United States Supreme Court's acceptance of the use of the  death penalty  in the U.S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_v._Georgia

NSF Touts Family-Friendly Policies as Boon to Women

http://m.sciencemag.org/content/333/6051/1811.summary

6 laws you've probably broken without realizing it.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19450_6-laws-youve-broken-without-even-realizing-it.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrackedRSS+%28Cracked%3A+All+Posts%29

NIH's 2012 Budget Would Get 3.3% Boost in House Bill

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/09/nihs-2012-budget-would-get-33-bo.html?rss=1

Canadian High Court keeps injection site open

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/09/canadas-top-court-keeps-injectin.html?rss=1

Killing of American al-qaeda cleric

http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/30/was-killing-american-al-qaeda-cleric-anwar-al-awlaki-legal/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

I. Welsh organ donation laws may change

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/09/26/archbishop-of-wales-dr-barry-morgan-on-organ-donation-91466-29486532/

http://www.humanism.org.uk/news/view/900

http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2011/09/27/welsh-organ-donation-law-reform-must-be-based-on-evidence/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14960564

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14998726

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/01/13/wales-moves-step-closer-to-organ-donation-law-change-91466-27977041/

http://www.healthinsurancesolutions.co.uk/proposed-%E2%80%98opt-out%E2%80%99-change-to-donation-laws-in-wales/1122

II. House Panel to investigate NOAA

http---news.sciencemag.org-scienceinsider-2011-09-house-science-panel-to-investigate.html

III. Church or Jail?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/bay-minette-alabama-jail-church_n_977687.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/church-jail-alabama-puts-alternative-incarceration-hold/story?id=14616349

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/27/bay-minette-alabama-jail-church-update_n_983945.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/23/national/main20110680.shtml

Quote--The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.—Bertolt Brecht

Saudi women to vote;  Irish Court; LightSquare; Warren Commission Report

Introduction (0-0:37)

Remembering  History--Warren Commission Report released (:38-1:03)

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/

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

Banned Book Week (1:04-1:22)

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/10-ways-to-celebrate-banned-books-week/

Italian Scientists (1:23-1:50)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-09-20/italy-quake-trial/50485336/1

Troy Davis Executed After Stay Denied by Supreme Court (1:51-3:26)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/troy-davis-executed-stay-denied-supreme-court/story?id=14571862

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/troy-davis-execution-last-words

I. Saudi King: Women will be able to vote (3:27-5:45)

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/25/saudi-women-right-to-vote?cat=world&type=article

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/saudi-arabia/110927/saudi-arabia-ban\

-female-drivers-woman-sentenced-10-lashes

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/everywoman/2008/05/2008615165711906854.html

II. Irish court rules that a recent death was caused by spontaneous combustion (5:46-7:51)

http://m.io9.com/5843385/irish-court-rules-that-a-recent-death-was-caused-by-spontaneous-combustion
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/spontanous-human-stupidity/
http://www.smh.com.au/world/strangebuttrue/man-died-by-spontaneous-combustion-\

coroner-20110926-1ksm4.html

III. LightSquare (7:52-11-52)

http://www.lightsquared.com/press-room/in-the-news/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/239832/wireless_technology_firm_makes_buzz_in_\

washington.html#tk.nl_dnx_h_crawl

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/09/planned-4g-network-draws-fire.html?rss=1

http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/state-lawmakers-call-fcc-find-way-allow-\

lightsquared-operate/2011-08-22

http://www.telecoms.com/32076/prepping-the-light-fantastic/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.pipelinepub.com/0811/OSS_BSS/LightSquared-QA-1.php

Quote--Science: If you don't make mistakes you're doing it wrong. If you don't correct your

mistakes you're doing it very wrong. If you don't admit you could be mistaken you're not

doing it at all.--Unknown (11:53-12:15)

Wrap