Monthly Archives: April 2009

Discourse: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

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Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

From Discourse, Sunday April 19 at 12:00 pm EST, produced by Nikki Leon.

A conversation with filmmaker Damien Chazelle, whose debut picture, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, is being feaured in the “Discovery” category at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.  Guy and Madeline is a musical, a gritty, vérité-style jazz flick, and, at its core, a love story.  Catch the world premier at Tribeca this April 23rd, or check out the festival website for following showtimes and tickets.

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The Latest in Cell Research

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From Discourse, Sunday April 19 at 12:30 pm EST, produced by Sophie Jin and Yihe Dong.

In this episode we take a look at the life cycle of a cell, and a particular state called “quiescence,” which may hold the key to developments in cancer research. Dong sits down with Hilary Coller, a leading molecular biologist at Princeton University, to discuss her work.

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WPRB News Preview: The Arts and Sciences

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This week, tune in for a  double edition of Discourse, featuring the latest in film and the future of molecular biology.

Sunday at 12:00 pm EST, join News Director Nikki Leon for a conversation with filmmaker Damien Chazelle, whose debut picture—Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench—is being featured at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Listen to the promo here.

Then, at 12:30 pm EST Sophie Jin and Yihe Dong take a look at the latest in cell research. Jin explains how scientists are investigating “quiescence,” a specific state in the life cycle of the cell. Dong speaks with Princeton biologist Hilary Coller, a leader in the study of quiescence, about how her work may, among other things, be applied to cancer research.

If you miss the broadcast or want to hear it a second time, come back to WPRB News for both episodes.

The Latest in Nanotechnology

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From Discourse, Sunday April 12 at 12:00 pm EST, produced by Nikki Leon and Alfred Miller.

In this episode, we take a look at a new technology, “nanoimprint lithography” developed by Princeton University scientist Stephen Chou. We explore how this method of building things on a “nano” scale can be used in a variety of areas, from building microchips to examining DNA. Chou reflects his work with Science correspondent Alfred Miller. MIT’s Technology Review has named nanoimprint lithography one of the “10 emerging technologies that will change the world” twice—first in 2003, and again this year, for its applications in DNA sequencing.

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Discourse: Jon Greenwald on American Diplomacy in the Middle East

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Photo credit: Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.

From Discourse, Sunday April 12 at 12:00 pm EST, produced by Sophie Jin.

In this installment, Jin sits down with Jon Greenwald, Vice President of the International Crisis Group, to talk about about the repercussions of the US War on Terror in the Middle East and the role President Barack Obama has played in changing the diplomatic climate of the region.

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Web Extra: More on Afghanistan

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Discourse Preview: Foreign Policy and Nanotechnology

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Sunday at 12:00 pm EST, join producer Sophie Jin for an interview with Jon Greenwald, Vice President of the International Crisis Group and former director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Counter-Terrorism.  Greenwald discusses the state of American involvement in the Middle East and how the Obama administration is shaping perspectives on America worldwide.

Then, at 12:30 pm EST, Nikki Leon and Alfred Miller take a look at a new technology, called “nanoimprint lithography,” developed by Princeton University scientist Stephen Chou.  Nanoimprint lithography allows scientists to build structures on the tiniest scale—including ever-smaller microchips and special molds used in DNA sequencing.  Miller speaks with Chou about his discoveries.

If you miss the broadcast or want to hear it a second time, come back here to listen to both episodes.

Discourse: Tony Rothman and Sacred Mathematics

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From Discourse, Sunday April 5 at 12:30 pm EST, an interview with physicist and author Tony Rothman about his latest book, Sacred Mathematics. Rothman reads from his book and examines how Japanese mathematics flourished, along with other strains of national culture, during Japan’s pre-19th century period of isolation from the west.  Produced by Nikki Leon.

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Discourse: Marriage, Law, and Society Part I on Marriage and the Mormons

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Image credit: Ted Percival

From Discourse, Sunday April 5 at 12:00 pm EST, Marriage and the Mormons, part one of the series Marriage, Law, and American Society, produced by Sophie Jin.

In this installment, Jin sits down with Slate contributor and Princeton University Historian Neil J. Young to discuss how Mormon political involvement in passing Proposition 8 is part of a long legacy of Mormon political involvement that includes action in the 1970′s against (and in some cases, for) the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.  Young also explains how Mormon theology and history set the conditions for this involvement.

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Interview Extra (online only): Dissent within the Church of the Latter-Day Saints

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Discourse Series Premier: Marriage, Law, and American Society

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This Sunday, April 5, at 12:00 pm EST, tune in for the first part of a new interview series on Discourse: Marriage, Law, and American Society.  In Part I: the Mormons and Marriage, producer Sophie Jin sits down with Slate contributor and Princeton History Department Lecturer Neil J. Young to discuss Proposition 8 and the American legacy of Mormon political involvement.

After the broadcast, check back here to download the program and listen to web extras not included in the episode.

Then, at 12:30 pm EST catch a second episode of Discourse: a conversation with physicist and writer Tony Rothman on what Japanese traditions of geometry and spirituality can tell us about the relationship between East and West.  Rothman reads from his latest book on the subject, Sacred Mathematics.