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TO THE STARS AND BEYOND

Program 05-03-13-B

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Imagine a scenario where universes bubble up out of black holes. Space itself can boil, and humankind may have to fight for survival by building gigantic atom-smashers the length of several star systems. That future may be closer than you think. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll walk out to the next frontier in physics with one of its hottest young minds.

SEGMENT 1:

Physicist Michio Kaku tells Steve Paulson that he thinks there's more and more evidence to support the idea of the multi-verse, boiling space and projects the possibility of humanity cloning itself into a new universe. Kaku's latest book is "Parallel Worlds."

SEGMENT 2:

Jim Fleming interviews Brian Greene before a live audience at Borders Booksellers in Madison, Wisconsin. They talk about the lasting significance of Albert Einstein, and Greene answers questions from the audience. Brian Greene was the host of Nova's "The Elegant Universe" series and is the author of "The Fabric of the Cosmos." You may listen to or download the entire evening's audio as an mp3 file below.

SEGMENT 3:

Simon Singh is the author of "Big Bang." He tells Jim Fleming that the theory is widely accepted now, but that there are still things we don't understand. Also, M.G. Lord is the author of "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science." Her father worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena in the early days of the space program. Lord tells Anne Strainchamps that she re-visited JPL in the 1990s to see how things have changed.

CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 05-03-13-B.

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Books:

• Brian Greene, The Fabric of the Cosmos (Vintage)
• Michio Kaku, Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos (Doubleday)
• M.G. Lord, Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (Walker & Company)
• Simon Singh, Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Harper Collins)
  

Music:

• -Space Reflex (Blues in 5/4)/Dick Hyman/ Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection Disc 4. Incidental-Lounge/ Rhino
• -Guitars in Space/
  Billy Mure/ Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection Disc 4.
  Incidental-Lounge/ Rhino
• -Prayer Central/ Sun Rings by Terry Riley performed by Krono Quartet/ Private Recording
• -Blast Off/ Jimmie Haskell and His Orchestra/ Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collection Disc 3. Pop/ Rhino

Audio Download:

• Brian Greene - Unedited Interview at Madison, WI Border's West 3/2/05
  This is an mp3 file. To listen, left click on the link and it will play through your MP3 player after it downloads into the player -- because it's not being "streamed".
  To download it to your PC, right-click on it, then select Save
  Target As (or Save Link As, or Download Link as, depending on your operating system), then select the destination folder and click Save.
  

Distribution dates:

week of 05/14/2006 - hour 1 week of 03/13/2005 - hour 1

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