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Tony Rothman and Sacred Mathematics

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

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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