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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 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.

From DNA to AIG; Abraham Lincoln Resurrected

WPRB News returns today, Sunday, March 29th, with a double edition of Discourse:

At 12:00 pm, WPRB correspondent Yihe Dong speaks with philosopher Daniel Cloud about the links between human evolution and everything from crisis in Russia to America’s economic crisis. Cloud is the Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University.

Then, at 12:30 pm, News Director Nikki Leon sits down with Civil War historian James M. McPherson to discuss the life of Abraham Lincoln, McPherson’s latest biography of the late President, and the frenzy that has surrounded the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. McPherson is George Henry Davis ’86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University, and has received the Pulitzer Prize for his Civil War history, Battle Cry of Freedom. (Originally aired Febrary 22, 2009)

Next week, from 12-12:30, WPRB News will debut the first in a two-part series on American Law, Marriage, and Proposition 8. Then, at 12:30, Tony Rothman will speak about his latest book, Sacred Mathematics, a history of Japanese mathematicians and Buddhist temples.

On the Air: Science at Princeton

This Sunday, March 8, The Dispatch turns to the sciences at Princeton University:

Alfred Miller speaks with leading synthetic biologist Prof. Ron Weiss on “programming bacteria.”

Nikki Leon interviews Dr. Roberta Hotinski, of the Princeton Environmental Institute, about the ways in which scientists are educating business leaders and the greater public about climate change.

Discourse will not air this week, due to a Sports broadcast beginning at 12:40.

News Returns

News programming will return Sunday, Feb. 22nd, with two familiar shows:

The Dispatch, Sundays 12:00 to 12:30 PM

This week, Ashley Schoettle speaks with U.S. Ambassadors Barbara Bodine and Robert Finn about challenges faced in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Discourse, Sundays 12:30 to 1:00 PM

Nikki Leon interviews Pulitzer Prize winning Civil War historian James M. McPherson about his latest biography: Abraham Lincoln.