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Conversations: Lee Berger, "Almost Human"

Friday, August 4th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

Lee Berger is a paleoanthropologist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. He is best known for his discovery of early human ancestors, including Australopithecus sediba in 2008 and Homo naledi in 2013. He is an award-wining author, speaker and research professor at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Conversations: Shelly Westerhausen, "Vegetarian Heartland"

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017, by Dan Skinner

On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Shelly Westerhausen about her cookbook, Vegetarian Heartland: Recipes for Life's Adventures. Growing up in small town Indiana had a heavy influence on Westerhausen's approach to vegetarian cuisine. Her cookbook features 100 recipes for everything from drinks to desserts, including Kansas Barbeque Tempeh Skewers.

Conversations: Seth Swirsky, "21 Ways to a Happier Depression"

Thursday, July 20th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

Seth Swirsky a clinical psychologist, songwriter and mixed media artist who lives and practices in California. He’s written a book about alleviating depression through art and creativity. On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Swirsky about 21 Ways to a Happier Depression: A Creative Guide to Getting Unstuck, from Anxiety, Setbacks, and Stress.

 

Conversations: Susan Bordo, "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton"

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

What happened to Hillary Clinton's campaign? In her latest book, Susan Bordo, a media critic, cultural historian and feminist scholar, presents a play-by-play of the political forces and media culture that brought down Hillary Clinton. On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Susan Bordo about her book, The Destruction of Hillary Clinton.

Conversations: Alexandra Chasin, "Assassin of Youth"

Friday, July 14th, 2017, by Dan Skinner
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Harry Anslinger was the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from its establishment in 1930 until he retired in 1962. His long tenure and personal prejudices demonizing racial and immigrant groups had a major impact on drug enforcement policy. On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Alexandra Chasin about her book Assassin of Youth – A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslingers’s War on Drugs.

Conversations: Benjamin Ludwig, "Ginny Moon"

Wednesday, July 5th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

The title character of the novel Ginny Moon, is an autistic teenaged girl and the story that unfolds is told from her perspective. Recently adopted, Ginny plots her own kidnapping in order to retrieve an item that was left behind when she was removed from her birth mother's custody. She tries to explain why the item is important, but do people understand what she is really saying?

Conversations: Ron Powers, "No One Cares about Crazy People"

Thursday, June 29th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and bestselling author. On this edition of Conversations, we’ll talk about his research into mental health care. Ron Powers has written a book that is a blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs … it’s called No One Cares about Crazy People. Be advised that some of the descriptions you will hear in this discussion are graphic and disturbing.

Conversations: Michael Callahan, "The Night She Won Miss America"

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, by Dan Skinner

On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Michael Callahan about his latest novel, The Night She Won Miss America. Based on a true story, the novel centers around the 1950 Miss America pageant. When the winner abandons the pageant to escape with her boyfriend, they find themselves on the run from the police and a reporter. The resulting chase that takes them from the Atlantic City Boardwalk to the shadowy streets of Manhattan to a cliffside mansion in Newport.

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    KPR Presents Book Club: Ladybird, Collected
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    KPR is kicking off our first ever book club with Ladybird, Collected by Meg Heriford, owner of the Ladybird Diner in downtown Lawrence. You can sign up here for our virtual conversation with Meg Heriford at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31. 

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    Description: Story Book Science in March will be focused on National Parks! Join us every Wednesday at 10am on Facebook for live readings and fun, hands-on STEM Challenge activities led by the KU Natural History Museum Education Coordinator, Colleen MacGilvray. This month we’ll learn about Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and her work saving the Everglades and we’ll explore the Grand Canyon. We’ll also learn about the Lion Queens of India, a group of women rangers who established a national park in India where Asiatic lions now thrive. Below are the dates and events you can look forward to! Learn more at https://biodiversity.ku.edu/story-book-series Science Kits - Pick up a free Science Kit on Saturday, March for this month's STEM Challenges & our March 20 Pop Up Science! Learn more: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/science-kits STORY BOOK SCIENCE SCHEDULE Wed., March 3 – Story Book Science Live Reading - Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster) Wed., March 10, Story Book Science - STEM Challenge – Writing in a Nature Journal Activity Guide PDF: https://tinyurl.com/STEM-Challenge-Nature-Journal Wed., March 17, 10am, Story Book Science Live Reading: Grand Canyon (Roaring Brook Press) Wed., March 24, 10am, Story Book Science - STEM Challenge – Modeling Prickly Cactus Roots Activity Guide PDF: https://tinyurl.com/Cactus-Roots Wed., March 31 – Story Book Science Live Reading - The Lion Queens of India. Please note this will be the last read aloud for spring. Submitted by: Alexander Worth KU Natural History Museum

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    Description: We will explore the ecosystems of Kansas from long ago and how they changed over time. 80 million years ago Kansas was part of an inland sea, we will see the organisms that lived in that sea and their relationships to each other. We will consider the different ecosystems of Kansas from 190,000 thousand years ago to 11,900 years ago when Kansas was much cooler and covered in tundra for a time and Spruce Forests for a time and then eventually transitioned to the grasslands we find in Kansas today. We will see how some animals adapt to the changes in their environment, how some are able to move when climate changes and how others go extinct. We will explore natural selection to demonstrate how organisms can change over time. The videos debut Thursday, March 4 at 10am CST on our Facebook page & will later be available on the KU Biological Survey’s YouTube channel. Meeting NGSS standards: 3-LS4-1, LS2.C, LS2.D, LS4.A, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3 Note: All episodes will premiere with the Spanish-language version (10 am), followed by the English-language version. This broader impacts project is led by Dr. Peggy Schultz, KU Environmental Studies Program Associate Specialist, and her team. (Grant: Kansas NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Award OIA-1656006.) ------- Exploraremos cómo eran los ecosistemas de Kansas hace mucho tiempo atrás y cómo cambiaron con el tiempo. Hace 80 millones de años, Kansas era parte de un mar interior, veremos los organismos que vivían en ese mar y sus relaciones entre sí. Consideraremos los diferentes ecosistemas de Kansas desde hace 190.000 mil años hasta hace 11.900 años, cuando Kansas era mucho más frío y estaba cubierto de tundra, luego de bosques de abetos y finalmente hizo la transición a los pastizales que encontramos en Kansas hoy. Veremos cómo algunos animales se adaptan a los cambios en su entorno, cómo algunos son capaces de moverse cuando cambia el clima y cómo otros se extinguen. Exploraremos la selección natural para demostrar cómo los organismos pueden cambiar con el tiempo. El video se estrenará el jueves 4 de marzo a las 10 am CST en nuestra página de Facebook y también estarán disponibles en el canal de YouTube de KU Biological Survey. Cumpliendo con los estándares NGSS: 3-LS4-1, LS2.C, LS2.D, LS4.A, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3 Nota: Todos los episodios se estrenarán en su versión en español (10 am), seguidos de su versión en inglés. Este proyecto de amplio impacto está dirigido por la Dra. Peggy Schultz, especialista asociada del Programa de Estudios Ambientales de la Universidad de Kansas, y su equipo. (Grant: Kansas NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Award OIA-1656006.) Submitted by: Alexander Worth KU Natural History Museum

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