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LEARNING SCIENCE
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Program 07-08-19-B |
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 FMA Live! |
Say the name "Robert Krulwich" and hard-core
public radio listeners start smiling. These days Robert does a lot of
science journalism, even though he admits he's no expert. He believes
everyone's interested, even though they think it's too hard for them.
In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll tackle "learning
science." How NOVA stays up to date, and Newton's laws set to a hip-hop
beat.
SEGMENT 1:
FMA Live! is a multi-media theatrical presentation that tours schools using a hip hop beat to teach Newton's Three Laws of Motion. The cast tells Jim Fleming how they do it, and we hear them in performance. Also, Paula Alsell, Senior Executive Producer of the PBS series, Nova, talks with Steve Paulson about story choice and how to interview scientists. And we hear clips.
SEGMENT 2:
Walter Isaacson is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe. He tells Steve Paulson that Einstein had a rebellious nature and that he didn't impress his teachers. His brilliance only emerged later, and it took the world decades to catch up.
SEGMENT 3:
NPR's Robert Krulwich tells Anne Strainchamps that the secret to good science reporting is to start at the beginning and go slowly so people can understand it. He says he's the leader of the pack when it comes to not getting it, and we hear lots of examples of his work from NPR and from RADIOLAB. And he ends by saying that what he does sometimes gets him "crazy with happiness."
CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 07-08-19-B.
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Books:
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Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon & Schuster) |
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Music:
- Buttons: RAP 3.061
- Square Dance music - “Portland Fancy” from Choose Your Partners: Contra Dance & Square Dance Music of New Hampshire; Smithsonian Folkways; HDCD SFW CD 40126 Tr. 4
- FMA Live! music - from show soundtrack
- NOVA music - from show soundtrack
- RADIOLAB music - dubbed from RADIOLAB
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