To learn more about TTBOOK E-mail listings-in-advance, send an E-mail message to Jim Fleming at flemingj@wpr.org. TTTTTTTT TTTTTTTT BBBBBBBB OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO KK KK TT TT BB BB OO OO OO OO KK KK TT TT BB BB OO OO OO OO KK KK TT To TheTT Best BBBBBBBBB OO Of OO OO Our OO Knowledge TT TT BB BB OO OO OO OO KK KK TT TT BB BB OO OO OO OO KK KK TT TT BBBBBBBBB OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO KK KK PROGRAM: TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE FEED DATE & TIME: Sunday 26 Sep 2010 1000 - 1359 (ET) PRODUCER: Steve Paulson, Wisconsin Public Radio, 608-263-5412 1000 - 1059 and 1200 - 1259 Hour #1 "Quantum Universe" 1100 - 1159 and 1300 - 1359 Hour #2 "Nature Stories" PROMO’S FOR THIS WEEK: PROMO FOR HOUR ONE 9/26/2010 “Quantum Universe” *When and how did the universe begin? Why is there something rather than nothing? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll tackle the big questions about the universe. From Stephen Hawking’s latest ideas about parallel universes and theories of everything to the quantum physics of everyday life. PROMO FOR HOUR TWO 9/26/2010 “Nature Stories” *Hummingbirds hum and whales sing in this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge. Join us for a summery special filled with the sounds of the wild. Grab your butterfly net and your binoculars and we’ll help you see the world around you in a whole new way. PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 1: "Quantum Universe" ***Please note that Anne Strainchamps is filling in as host for the vacationing Jim Fleming.*** 0:00 - 1:00 Billboard (1:00) 1:00 - 6:00 SILENCE (5:00) 6:00 - 29:19 SEGMENT 1: (23:20) Stephen Hawking is shaking the universe again with his new book, “The Grand Design,” which says that you can explain the existence of everything without requiring God. Steve Paulson talks with Hawking’s co-author, Caltech physicist Leonard Mlodinow about how they wrote the book and what it really says, and doesn’t say. Also, Charles Yu is the author of a critically acclaimed new novel, “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe.” Charles Yu is one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 under 35" award winners. He talks about his book with Anne Strainchamps. Segment One Outcue: "...PRI - Public Radio International." 29:20 - 29:49 LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29) 29:50 - 47:21 SEGMENT 2: (17:32) James Kakalios tracked down some astonishing (but true!) examples in his book, “The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics.” He told Jim Fleming that without quantum physics, we wouldn’t have ipods or CD players or laptops, and that some of the early quantum physicists were inspired by science fiction. And now, a different view of God’s place in the Universe. John Polkinghorne is a former quantum physicist – professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University. He’s also an ordained Anglican priest, Canon Theologian at Liverpool Cathedral in England, and author of many books on the subject of bridging the gap between science and religion. He talks with Steve Paulson. Segment Two Outcue: "...PRI - Public Radio International." 47:22 - 47:51 LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29) 47:52 - 59:00 SEGMENT 3: (11:08) Michio Kaku is the author of many books, most recently - “Physics of the Impossible: a Scientific Exploration Into the world of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel.” Kaku and Jim Fleming have a grand time exploring levels of impossibility and why the impossible just takes longer. Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo For a copy of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number 9-26-A. PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 2: "Nature Stories" ***Please note that Anne Strainchamps is filling in as host for the vacationing Jim Fleming.*** 0:00 - 1:00 Billboard (1:00) 1:00 - 6:00 SILENCE (5:00) 6:01 - 26:20 SEGMENT 1: (20:21) David Rothenberg is a philosopher and musician who enjoys playing his clarinet with animals. His new book is “Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound” which talks about the duets he played with whales: humpbacks, belugas and orcas. He talks with Steve Paulson about how and why he did what he did, and we hear lots of his (their) music. Also, Jennifer Angus is an artist who finds insects so beautiful she uses them in her work. Anne Strainchamps visits with her in her studio. Pictures of her work are on our website at ttbook.org. Segment One Outcue: "...PRI - Public Radio International." 26:21 - 26:50 LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29) 26:51 - 46:07 SEGMENT 2: (19:17) Essayist Anne Fadiman reads from and talks with Steve Paulson about her essay “Collecting Nature.” It comes from her latest collection, “At Large and at Small” and talks about the delight she and her brother took as children with collecting (and killing) butterflies. Also, David Gessner is a nature writer who’s sick of nature and most nature writing. In his essay “My Green Manifesto” and in this conversation with Steve Paulson, Gessner makes the case for wilder, messier, more eccentric writing. Gesner’s books include “Sick of Nature” and “Soaring with Fidel.” He’s the editor of Ecotone, an environmental literary magazine. Segment Two Outcue: "...PRI - Public Radio International." 46:08 - 46:37 LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29) 46:38 - 59:00 SEGMENT 3: (12:22) Christopher Benfey is the author of “A Summer of Hummingbirds.” He tells Anne Strainchamps why there was a hummingbird craze in 19th century Massachsetts, how artists and poets used them as symbols, and why they seem like winged jewels. Benfey teaches English at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo For a copy of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number 6-1-A. © copyright 2010 WHA Radio and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved.